NRA Barred From Attending NY AG’s Deposition of Oliver North, Judge Rules

“Despite the NRA’s best efforts to silence board members, justice will prevail, and the truth will be exposed, because no one is above the law,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said.

By Dan M. Clark

FILE – In this April 26, 2019, file photo, National Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. New York’s attorney general’s office is questioning North on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, as it probes whether the NRA broke laws governing its nonprofit status. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

The National Rifle Association will not be allowed to have an attorney attend an upcoming deposition of its former president, Oliver North, set to be conducted by the New York Attorney General’s Office, a state judge in Manhattan ruled Monday.