NRA / New York Trial Exhibit Repository

This is a limited selection of exhibits filed in the New York Attorney General’s litigation against the NRA. For each filing, click the link to see the exhibit.

NRA Watch Recaps the NRA on Trial in New York

The NRA is facing a lawsuit brought by the State of New York which centers on blockbuster allegations by New York Attorney General Letitia James that NRA leaders, including CEO Wayne LaPierre, improperly diverted millions of dollars from the non-profit to benefit NRA executives. See NRA Watch’s daily dispatches from the trial courtroom in Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA.


NRA 2023 Budget Analysis

Leaked 2022 NRA Financial Documents Show the NRA, in the Face of Declining Membership and Revenues and Expanding Legal Spending, Continues with Optimistic Budget Projections

Leaked documents paint yet another dire picture of NRA finances marred by decreasing membership revenues and expanding legal fees. Despite these realities, the NRA has apparently failed to budget appropriately, missing its revenue projections by double digits. The figures presented for the 2023 budget raise questions about whether that overly optimistic budgeting is continuing this year.


Broken & Bankrupt: the NRA in 2021

2021 has been a disaster for the NRA, and Wayne LaPierre in particular. From their travels through the court system to answer for its various misdeeds, to the lurid details of mismanagement and incompetence coming out of those court cases, to a diminished balance sheet, to the various forms of extremism it has embraced, to its waning influence in American politics, the past year at the NRA is one Wayne LaPierre and NRA leaders would like you to forget.


NRA Bankruptcy Dismissed After Trial

NRA on Trial: Wayne’s Kingdom of Orange Jumpsuits, Golden Parachutes, and Management by Chaos

The NRA viewed bankruptcy as a proverbial get-out-of-jail-free card that would solve all its political, financial, and legal troubles. Instead, the bankruptcy process and the recent trial testimony have irreparably damaged the NRA.


Recent Filings

New York Attorney General Investigation
August 14, 2024

Filing Summary On August 14th, 2024, a complete transcript of phase one of the NRA’s trial was posted on the docket. NRA Trial Phase 2 Transcript can be found here. 

New York Attorney General Investigation
August 8, 2024

Filing Summary This copy of the National Rifle Association’s Bylaws is dated May 18, 2024. Docket number 3550.

New York Attorney General Investigation
August 8, 2024

Filing Summary A document titled “EVP Candidate Submissions (As of April 26, 2024)” identifies the following individuals as having been mentioned or considered as a replacement for Wayne LaPierre: Andrew Arulanandam, Larry Keane [“expressed interest to Carol Frampton; mentioned by John Sigler”], Doug Hamlin, Trey Gowdy, Kristi Noem [“self-recommendation”], Mike Huckabee, Reince Priebus, Charles Cotton, […]