But Mr. LaPierre, in a stinging letter sent on Thursday night to the N.R.A.’s board, accused Mr. North of threatening to leak damaging information about him and other N.R.A. “Yesterday evening, I was forced to confront one of those defining choices — styled, in the parlance of extortionists — as an offer I couldn’t refuse,” Mr. LaPierre wrote. “I refused it.”Even as the leadership tussled behind the scenes, President Trump addressed the N.R.A. Ackerman employs Mr. North, who hosts an NRATV series called “American Heroes.”It is not clear whether Mr. North has the board support to oust Mr. LaPierre, who has led the N.R.A. Previously, the presidency has been a ceremonial position, though Mr. North, in documents reviewed by The Times, has asked for it to be a paid post.

Source: International New York Times April 26, 2019 21:52 UTC