The National Rifle Association’s second-in-command has been suspended following a lawsuit alleging he participated in a bid to oust Wayne LaPierre as the gun group’s chief executive. The Virginia-based NRA is suing its longtime advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen, over the coup attempt. In Wednesday’s lawsuit against North, the NRA argued that he is not entitled to have legal fees paid for by the group, as he has sought. The lawsuit also alleges that text messages from Cox show he was in on the coup attempt with North. And in a lawsuit also filed Wednesday, Ackerman said the NRA owes it $1.6 million in unpaid bills, The Daily Beast reported.

Source: Huffington Post June 20, 2019 19:18 UTC