NRA Chief LaPierre Feared Going to Jail, Former Confidant Testifies
Ad firm executive says LaPierre believed top lawyer was only one who could keep him out of handcuffs
By Jonathan Randles and Mark Maremont
April 16, 2021 8:49 pm ET
National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre repeatedly said he was afraid of going to jail and believed the outside lawyer for the gun-rights group, William Brewer III, was the only person who could help him avoid that fate, an executive from the NRA’s former advertising agency testified Friday.
Tony Makris, who said he had known Mr. LaPierre for decades and considered him like a brother, testified the NRA chief in early 2019 told a room full of people about his fears.
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