The findings could have legal implications for the gun advocacy group.
The investigation also found that several top officials, including Pete Brownell, who later became NRA president, traveled to Russia in 2015 “primarily or solely for the purpose of advancing personal business interests, rather than advancing the NRA’s tax-exempt purpose.”
The Senate report details how, despite the NRA’s claims to the contrary, there is evidence that the gun group sanctioned the trip and tried to hide various payments related to it. Wyden says these findings could lead to legal implications for the gun group, such as civil penalties or losing its tax-exempt status. Crucially, a tax-exempt organization isThe NRA hasn’t yet made an official comment, but
it called the report “misleading” and criticized Democrats for “exaggerat[ing] details to support their narrative.”
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