Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North will step down as president ...
NRA President Lt Col Oliver North addresses the 148th National Rifle Association annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
- Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North will step down as president of the National Rifle Association, North said on Saturday, adding he was being forced out due to his allegations that NRA leaders engaged in financial improprieties. In a letter to the organization’s annual meeting in Indianapolis read by an NRA board member, North, a conservative commentator best known for his central role in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair, said he will not stand for re-election when his term ends on Monday.
North, who was named by the NRA as its president in May 2018, was a pivotal figure in the Iran-Contra affair involving secret sales of arms to Iran by Republican President Ronald Reagan’s administration and the unlawful diversion of the proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the NRA’s annual meeting and vowed to revoke the United States’ status as a signatory of the Arms Trade Treaty.
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