A Crisis at the N.R.A.

Published: April 30, 2019, 9:55 a.m.

b'A bitter power struggle has broken out inside the nation\\u2019s pre-eminent gun rights group. We look at how the mere threat of a financial investigation plunged the National Rifle Association into crisis. Guest: Danny Hakim, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, spoke with us from the N.R.A.\\u2019s annual convention in Indianapolis. For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. \\n\\nBackground reading:Wayne LaPierre was unanimously re-elected as chief executive of the N.R.A. after infighting with Oliver L. North, who was replaced as the group\\u2019s president.The N.R.A. is facing a number of challenges, including the New York attorney general\\u2019s investigation into the group\\u2019s tax-exempt status and the new financial strength of the gun control movement.'