though they're based in virginia, that is where they're registered as a nonprofit, that's why letitia jamest she's doing. >> and in terms of the relationship between that external pressure from james and the internal fissures that are breaking open here, and obviously oliver north is out now and wayne lapierre has emerged with this thing in his teeth, are they related, too? it seems like part of the fight between lapierre and north and what's been going on inside the organization is about the group's finances and is about serious allegations of financial wrongdoing. i'm guessing that those may ultimately turn up in a new york state investigation about how the group's nonprofit status is being evaluated, at least, by new york state. does it seem to you from your reporting that the fight inside the organization is about the kind of stuff they might get in trouble for with this investigation? >> well, north said that in a letter that was read as he was resigning, that he wanted to open up a, you know, a committee, essentially, to look into these allegations of financial mismanagement, many of

letitia james is going to be a guest on this program here tomorrow night.sons i'm looking forward to that conversation with the attorney general is because of the most recent investigation that she has announced she's opened as new york state attorney general. it's actually not directly related to president trump. she's announced she's opened an investigation into the national rifle association. the nra spent more than $30 million in support of trump's candidacy in 2016, nearly triple its previous presidential spending. that's never totally been explained. since then, the nra interestingly has been operating in the red and contending with financial self-dealing. also the nra's bizarre ties to russia, including its relationship with maria butina who was sentenced to prison on friday for her role to infiltrate the nra as an agent of the russian government. letitia james is investigating the tax exempt status of the nra in new york. she has issued subpoenas, sent letters telling the nra and its charitable organizations that they need to preserve their financia

president trump, who spoke out the group's annual meeting on thursday, tweeted that attorney general letitia jamesndrew, are "illegally using the states apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization and others." he released a statement. ", dominic the only illegal thing is the insurance game. we are not afraid to stand up to the nra." "in any case we pursue, we will follow the facts, wherever they may lead. we wish the president would share our respect for the law." it comes after the abrupt departure of the nra president. >> we always feel at home. >> that was on friday. just a day later, a statement was read on his behalf. >> there is a clear crisis that needs to be dealt with immediately and responsibly. >> he later claimed it north try to extort him, allegedly threatening to reveal damaging information. in this quote, he wrote to board members "the letter would contain a devastating account of our financial status, sexual harassment charges against a staff member, wardrobe expenses, and expensive staff travel expenses. "expressing concern about the infighting. >> we don't

this is why, again, i say the attorney general of new york state, letitia james is going through hise who always skirted the law. people who have married into his family have done so, and have paid the price for doing so. yes, i agree with know elle, 100%. he's not someone that thought the law applied to him. as he's seen several times from 40 plus years, the law didn't apply to him. now as president of the united states he's hoping that same sort of air of good feelings will continue, but not when the congress is saying there are certain things that we must do as public servants for 320 million services. >> they're saying they'll subpoena them. >> i think they're going to buy time. i think they're going to write responses to their requests. the name of the game is to keep these from being released until the elections are finished. and that's what i think they're going to do and trump has vowed that he is not going to release them and he's going to fight tooth and nail. he's going to have a team around him and i think that even though nancy pelosi is reading the law, i think that he

after the supreme court heard oral arguments, new york state attorney general letitia james, who helped bring the lawsuit, spoke outside the court. particular citizenship question could undercounting in communities across america, particularly in immigrant communities and hispanic communities. it would mean communities entitled thehe resources would t geget those resources. it would deny certain communities of equal representation all caps on interest of fairness, in the interest of opposing this quintessential american promise, we're obligated to ensure the most accurate counts in the 2020 census. and as such, we must use every tool at our disposal in our arsenal to fight to protect its integrity. and that is what we e did today. amy: well, for more, we go now to los angeles we're joined by thomas saenz, president and general counsel of maldef, the mexican american legal defense and educational fund. maldef is representing plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits challenging the census citizenship question. and here in new york, we are joined by ari berman, a senior writer at mother jones, a

in new york, attorney general letitia james says she will not seek criminal charges against the police officers who shot and killed saheed vassell in crown heights, brooklyn last year. police officers opened fire on vassell, a 34-year-old african-american man who had bipolar disorder, after they allegedly mistook a welding torch he was holding for a gun. eric vassell, saheed's father, said of the decision -- "it is heartbreaking that once again, the criminal justice system is treating police as if they are above the law, and failing to hold them accountable for killing an unarmed black man." to see our interview with saheed vassell's parents, go to democracynow.org. lawmakers in new york have agreed to implement a ban on single use plastic bags. the ban, which appears in the recently revealed state budget, makes new york the second state after california to adopt such a measure. the ban would exclude restaurant takeout bags and plastic garbage bags. the pop star nipsey hussle was shot and killed sunday outside the marathon clothing company store he founded in los angeles hyde park neig

has started handing over documents about their financial relationship with president trumptom letitia james. she's going to be here tomorrow to talk about it. busy week, exciting times. i'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> apparently this week, fox news won't be the only network that mentions secretary clinton. which they do apparently. i don't know this, but i read that they like every minute or every hour certainly there's some in primetime there's some reference tops why they're talking about secretary clinton instead of any of the investigations of this president. >> they're still literally talking about hillary clinton's e mails. that's a fresh thing like the republicans in the senate are about to advance the prospect there needs to be a new investigation of her e mails. if it comes up, i'll talk about that with her, but i imagine we have other topics. >> thank you, rachel. well, at the end of this hour tonight, we're going to talk about what happened at that synagogue just north of san diego this weekend. we don't want to have to t