The Crumbling of the N.R.A.

<p>It had long appeared that the National Rifle Association was impervious to anything or anyone.</p><p>Now, an investigation into financial misconduct accusations led by the New York attorney general’s office imperils the very existence of America’s most powerful gun rights group.</p><p>We look at how a plan to circumvent this investigation through a bankruptcy filing backfired.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/danny-hakim?smid=pc-thedaily">Danny Hakim</a>, an investigative reporter for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The N.R.A. filed for bankruptcy this year to beat regulatory action in New York, but <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/us/nra-bankruptcy.html?smid=pc-thedaily">a judge rejected the strategy</a>.</li><li>How an internal power struggle, a New York State investigation and accusations of fraud and betrayal on all sides<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/18/magazine/wayne-lapierre-nra-guns.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> left Mr. LaPierre reeling</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>