What Happened at the NRA Board meeting on March 28
"The Brewer law firm claims to fight to protect the NRA, but I wonder who is protecting the NRA from the Brewer law firm?"
Steve Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon had an excellent summary of the meeting in his article of March 29.
Bottom line- the Board approved a resolution that by saying the bankruptcy filing is "authorized, directed and ratified" by the board. Judge Journey said, “approving the bankruptcy after the fact was ‘like pleading guilty with an explanation.’"
At least 3 Directors are taking their fiduciary responsibilities seriously. Owen “Buz” Mills, newest board member Rocky Marshall and Judge Phil Journey. Scuttlebutt is that there was some debate at the meeting and the vote was not unanimous with some dissenting and others abstaining. I wonder if Marion Hammer reprised her “enemy within” attacks on those exercising their fiduciary duty and not rubber stamping everything Wayne says like she did when Adam Kraut was running for the board on a reform agenda? Jeff Knox had a strong rebuttal.
As context for the Board meeting, there are several interesting items regarding the bankruptcy filing and the Board that were recently disclosed as part of the Ackerman McQueen case - The minutes of the board meeting of January 7, 2021 (starting on page 32), Wayne LaPierre’s employment agreement (starting on page 24), Judge Journey’s deposition (starting on page 45), John Frazer’s deposition (starting on page 126), and Sonia Rowling (acting head of Finance - starting on page 209).
Interesting items in Ms. Rowling’s testimony on pages 218 and 219 that the excess compensation IRS tax filings regarding Wayne LaPierre were not provided to the Board. Board’s have to approve tax returns. Why was this not provided and where is the board exercising its oversight responsibility?
According to disclosures made in the case, the Brewer firm was paid $17.5million in the 90 days before the bankruptcy filing. Rocky Marshall was quoted, “…The Brewer law firm claims to fight to protect the NRA, but I wonder who is protecting the NRA from the Brewer law firm?"
We need more directors on the board like Rocky Marshall and Phil Journey that will stand up and ask the tough questions and force the NRA back to its core mission of serving members and not protecting embattled executives. Please support my write-in candidacy for the NRA Board when the ballots come out starting in April. Please share these notes with like-minded NRA members who want to reform the NRA!