Sunday, February 25, 2024

Benzino: No Neck And No Plugs! 🔌☝️🤮👌

An angry man who's split personality poses a danger to everyone.

BE WARNED THERE IS VIDEO AND COMMENTARY THAT DETAIL GRAPHIC SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND AUDIO OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERING SUICIDE. TAKE DISCRETION IN THE POSTING. IF YOU NEED HELP AND ARE CONSIDERING SUICIDE, IN THE POSTING I WILL PROVIDE NUMBERS AND LINKS. 

What people do in their private lives is their business. However, given that this guy continues to trash one of the world's best rappers, the LGBTQ community, Black women and openly acts racist, it's time to put this to rest. It's time for him to act his age.

He is damn near 60 years old and he's still running like he's a 20 year old. It's time for him to get serious mental health treatment and work on building a bond with his children.

Trust me, I am not like him but I do have issues too but I will never take my frustrations on people who never done things to me. I am a firm believer in the old saying: "They'll need me more than I'll need them." 

I am a person who believes karma is the word and not god. There's no acts of god to make a man or woman choose the decisions they make.

Stevie Knight, The Danza Project, Aayan X and Wack 100, has put a hit on the washed up entertainer. And I thought, Eminem done more damage to Raymond Scott. 

No, no, no, oh no!

Scott done damage to himself.

1. Scott goes off on Stevie Knight.

Scott calls all Eminem fans "weirdos" because they support his music and his influence in hip-hop.

The Danza Report which has over 300k subscribers got in contact with another podcaster to debate Scott. As expect, Scott got angry, threatened bodily harm, called the debate a coon show, trashed Eminem, claimed that the "hood never plays Em's music" and ranted about his previous days as a successful business mogul. It was the Drink Champs follow up after the rapper was crying and saying he is tired of the Eminem questions and the feud. Yet, days later he's back to the "fuck Eminem" nonsense.

The fact he even did a debate with a reactor like Stevie Knight was shocking at best. Knight who has over 900k subscribers has been very critical of Scott's antics. He said that he's chasing for clout off Em's back and felt that Scott should let it go. Scott did get Knight to admit that Em's racist rap single was bad but Knight stressed that Em rapped not running a Klan meeting. He said that Em's previous encounters with women shouldn't be used against him.

Did Scott like this post?

2. Wack 100 say he gonna get coin once 50, TMZ, The Shade Room and No Jumper get a hold of graphic content featuring Scott.

Wack 100 released his conversation with a former girlfriend of Scott. She told a graphic tale of Scott using cocaine and implanting it inside her anal cavity. She also detailed that he had molested women and girls. He allegedly slept with Stevie J's daughter, Fat Joe's wife, his own niece and fantasized about his own daughter while watching porn. The woman also noted that it wasn't her in the videos Wack 100 have on Scott using a dildo on himself. She did detail that he loves anal sex and enjoys women and transwomen "pegging" him. She said that he has been doing this so much, he defecates on himself whenever he is doing it. He also had threatened to harm himself when she told him that his actions would lead to contracting a sexually transmitted disease. Wack 100 released an image of Scott on the ground with a knife near his neck. The audio released has Scott having a complete meltdown and threatening to end it all because she told him that he need to be open about his sexuality. 
3. Time to investigate.

Before the debate with Stevie Knight, Scott was on The Danza Report claiming that Em's name was on the client list of Jeffrey Epstein. That could be a slanderous claim knowing that Scott has been baiting Em for a response after the latter released "Doomsday Pt. 2" which dissed Scott. 

The allegations of smashing his underage niece, implanting drugs in drinks, blunts and a person without knowledge is rape. He also has been accused of other things that makes me believe he could be a sexual predator. Now all of this is allegations, not fact until a police report accurately details the actions of such.

Please stop.

Shout out to The Evolve, Wack 100, Crypt, Cliff Beats, NoLifeShaq, Aayan X, N.O.R.E., DJ EFN, The Danza Project, 50 Cent and all the podcasters on YouTube. These podcasters are the reasons to why I address the crisis with Scott. It has put a real dent in Coi Leray.

I feel really bad for her. She is trying to get her moment and Scott literally ruining everything she built for herself.

Fun facts about Raymond "Benzino" Scott. This is a copy and paste I've put together. So for anyone who never heard of this dude, here's some fun facts about him.
  1. He is the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.
  2. He is born Raymond Leon Scott on July 18, 1965 but it is actually 1963.
  3. He is best known for being on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta for two seasons.
  4. He is a former reality television star.
  5. He is a former rapper. 
  6. He is a Boston-native entertainer.
  7. He is the reason why The Source Magazine nearly went bankrupt.
  8. He is the father of rapper/socialite Coi LeRay.
  9. He is standing at 5'3" tall.
  10. He is bipolar.
  11. He is a one-hit wonder. His biggest single "Rock The Party" was hot in 2002.
  12. He is the guy who took on Eminem and it left his rap career ruined.
  13. He faced a handful of devastating disses from Eminem. The "Nail in the Coffin", "The Sauce", "Bully", "Big Weenie", "Killshot", "Doomsday Pt. 2" and "Go 2 Sleep" were the most brutal singles going at Scott.
  14. He has responded to Eminem with singles like "Don't Wanna", "Pull Ya Skirt Up", "Die Another Day", "Look Into My Eyes", "Zino vs. The Planet", "Rap Elvis" and "Vulturius."
  15. He is the one who told staffers to give Eminem's albums poor ratings.
  16. He has used ghostwriters for most of his music.
  17. He is the one who threatened to kill Eminem's daughter, social media influencer Hailie Mathers in a rap verse.
  18. He has threaten men who dated the mothers of his children. He was arrested for damaging a man's truck after he caught Althea Easton walking with him and their son, Zino.
  19. He is a known hot head.
  20. He is extremely sexist, homophobic and racist.
  21. He is not known much outside of mainstream. Even the people who engage with him don't know he is a celebrity. In fact, he is a D-list celebrity at best.
  22. He used cocaine, ecstasy, and steroids. It has contributed to his reckless behavior.
  23. He is the father of five [or six] children.
  24. He has appeared on Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp.
  25. He was a member of The Almighty RSO which is known as Made Men.
  26. He was caught at the end of his Bootee Remix music video taking a nasty fall.
  27. He says "You know what I'm sayin'" a lot.
  28. He has got into feuds with YouTube personalities NoLifeShaq, The Danza Project, Stevie Knight, Knox Hill, Crypt, JayBlac, Cliff Beats and The Evolve.
  29. He has feuded with Eminem, 50 Cent, Wack 100, Aayan X, Funkmaster Flex, DJ Khaled, Angie Martinez, Angela Yee, Joyner Lucas, Lil Nas X, Royce Da 5'9", Merkules, Obie Trice and D12.
  30. He was shot in Massachusetts after getting into a confrontation at his mom's funeral. His nephew was criminally charged.
  31. He owes child support to former reality television star Althea Hart.
  32. He steals carts from Publix and Kroger. His landlord at his previous apartment told law enforcement about his failures to pay rent and his tendencies to steal property from grocery stores.
  33. He berated an Uber/Lyft driver because he was upset over masks.
  34. He was caught in a one bedroom motel room with another man. He and Cavario Don Diva were in a Red Roof in Brookhaven, Georgia. They were trespassed after Scott got upset at the manager. That hotel was known for cruising and prostitution.
  35. He continues to drive a vehicle without a valid license. It's a reason to his multiple arrests. He had his vehicle impounded and despite his multiple pullovers, he still drives. He owes child support, court costs and traffic citations. Those contributing factors to why he is banned from driving. He was arrested numerous times for not appearing in court for traffic violations and misdemeanors.
  36. He was on camera using racial slurs against an Asian-American Brookhaven, Georgia cop.
  37. He is a subject of Real World Police videos. His antics expose the turmoils of entertainers struggling after fading from fame. Those videos with him have more views than his own music videos.
  38. He has done things to make people believe he could be a pedophile.
  39. He is an internet troll. He often responds to Eminem fans or critics with sexist, racist, homophobic and parental digs.
  40. He is sabotaging Coi LeRay's rap career on purpose because of jealousy. Nicki Minaj nearly cancelled her verse on Coi LeRay's album thanks to him running his mouth.
  41. He was threatening Coi LeRay for sharing her experiences being his daughter. Coi said that her dad is broke and after The Source fallout, he literally struggled and she claimed he needed her to appear on reality TV to at least generate a buck.
  42. He was allegedly grooming his half-sister.
  43. He was allegedly sleeping with his niece. That may have led to his nephew shooting him at his mother's funeral.
  44. He is screaming Black Lives Matter whenever he has a Karen moment.
  45. He is temporarily banned on Clubhouse for making racial, homophobic and death threats toward a gay podcast host.
  46. He has attempted to fight Stevie Knight on a live debate where the podcast host stated his failures in life can't be blamed on Eminem.
  47. He appeared on Drink Champs and practically embarrassed himself over Eminem.
  48. He openly brags about doing low budget movies on Tubi.
  49. He has openly brags about having an OnlyFans account and sharing nudity for a buck.
  50. He has a sex tape on XVideo of him eating a woman's ass. Not safe for work.
  51. He has a fetish where he allows women and transwomen perform sex acts on him.
  52. He is caught on social media talking to a transgender model/activist. He begged for forgiveness towards Shauna Brooks because he had a relationship with her.
  53. He owes millions in back taxes, took advantage of concert promoters, squatted in people's homes and broke promises to his old allies.
  54. He admitted he used a dildo on himself. The allegations go back about 10 years ago.
  55. He has already sabotaged his son Yung Chavo's career by dragging on the Eminem feud. Chavo previously known as Ray Ray appeared in Scott's rap video.
  56. He was relentless trolled on social for his D'Angelo-themed "The Bigger Picture" video.
  57. He has many videos on YouTube and none of them cracked over 500,000 views.
  58. He had a few struggling restaurants called Benzino's Crab Trap. He closed three previous locations in Atlanta. He has one struggling location in the suburban Chicago area. The new owner successfully sued him and Stevie J for breach of contract.
  59. He used to own a nightclub, a sports bar, a clothing line and a music label. All of those projects have failed or he's lost them to health violations.
  60. He does a celebrity boxing match to make a little change cause his rap career is pretty much over.
  61. He has no boxing skills or certification.
  62. He has been a failure most of his adult life.
  63. He has an Instagram account after losing several of them due to violations of terms.
  64. He was told by his late mother Mary Scott that his violent temper will always keep him in trouble. She said that if he continues to do this, he will be left with no one.
  65. He was sued by former business partner Dave Mays.
  66. He had an X (formerly Twitter) account. He violated all the terms.
  67. He is considered the worst rapper in modern history.
  68. He has attempted to commit suicide after a woman told him about the risks of contacting a sexually transmitted infection from his acts.
  69. He has no neck.
  70. He has no fame.

It is part of an ongoing feud that has been going on for over 20 years. It is the only thing memorable about him. Besides the reality series, "Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta", Scott was the former co-owner of The Source Magazine and Hip-Hop Weekly.

He started a feud with Em to promote his album in 2002. Scott accused Em of being a "culture vulture" and a "Rap Elvis." Eminem is white and probably the most successful rappers because of his rhyming skills, not his race. Em released two devastating disses at Scott and ruined his rap career.

Scott in turn, used The Source Magazine as a weapon to trash Em. He tried to brand Em a racist after he made a demo tape dissing a Black woman. The song was blocked by Em and Scott ignored the injunction and released the single in full. Em sued the magazine and its founder Dave Mays, a white business executive and Scott's rap manager at the time. The Source ended up wasting all its money and going into bankruptcy. The magazine executives fired Mays and Scott after the feud. Mays ended up doing other ventures and Scott ended up going broke. Mays helped Scott get on reality television with Stevie J. He ended up ruining that and as of today, Scott has struggled. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

I am certain that Scott will be talking about this feud for months. To this day, Scott blames Em, 50 Cent, Jimmy Iovine, Angie Martinez, Funkmaster Flex, Julia Beverly, Kim Osorio, Mr. Gzuz, Coi Leray,  Real World Police, Althea Hart, Stevie J, Joseline Hernández, Mona Scott, NoLifeShaq, The Evolve, Crypt, Knox Hill, Stevie Knight, JayBlac, DJ Vlad, Busta Rhymes, Russell Simmons, Quincy Jones III, DJ Mister Cee, Star, Angela Yee, Wendy Williams and even his old friend Dave Mays for his fucked up situations.

Scott said that no one in the hood plays Eminem's music. He said Em's music is trailer trash and his fans voted for Donald J. Trump. He said thinks Em rhymes "masturbater in the elevator" whenever he's on the mic.

Tell me: 

Has anyone in the hood ever heard of a Benzino song (other than the most recent disses)? 

Or perhaps has anyone ever played any of Benzino's music?

In closing, Benzino: No Neck and No Plugs!

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Country Bey!

The Queen doesn't play games.

The month of winners and losers.

The losers of this month is big and it keeps getting bigger in these 29 days.

Do not mess with the Bey Hive.

My ex-girlfriend is a huge fan of Beyonce Knowles-Carter. The 42 year old media mogul has become one of the world's most popular entertainers. 

Taylor Swift, Donald J. Trump, Future, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Tom Cruise, Travis Scott and Kim Kardashian have super fans as well.

John Schneider, a washed up entertainer who was best known from the 1980s comedy action series The Dukes of Hazzard. He and many of the far right's most notorious race baiters are feuding with pop stars Taylor Swift and Beyonce. They hate these successful women and their associates.

Their frustrations with Jay-Z, Travis Kelce and Blue Ivy are well documented as well.

Schneider compared Beyonce to a dog marking a spot at a dog park when discussing her single "Texas Hold 'Em." 

“They’ve got to make their mark, just like a dog in a dog walk park. You know, every dog has to mark every tree, right? So that’s what’s going on here,” Schneider, 63, said while appearing on conservative media outlet One America News.

“The lefties in the entertainment industry just won’t leave any area alone, right? They just have to seize control over every aspect, don’t they,” asked the host.

John Schneider can't chart like Beyonce.

According to Schneider, it’s usually the other way around, with country stars attempting to break into mainstream music.

“I know a little something about country music,” Schneider — who has released several country albums — asserted.

KYKC-FM 100.1 owned by the Chickasaw Nation faced heat after it refused to play Beyonce's two singles. The station at first claimed it was a misunderstanding.

The general manager Roger Harris replied, writing, "We do not play Beyoncé on KYKC as we are a country music station." The answer went viral and caused a stir on social media against country music stations, leading Beyoncé's fans to flood the radio station with requests to play the song and started trending on Twitter with #Beyonceiscountry. After adding the song to radio rotation, a representative from S.C.O.R.E. responded to racism and boycott accusations against the singer's music with a statement: "We are a small market station. We're not in a position to break an artist or help it that much, so it has to chart a little bit higher for us to add it. But we love Beyoncé here. We play her on our [other top 40 and adult hits stations] but we're not playing her on our country station yet because it just came out." The station further clarified its position, saying it was unaware the song had a country sound until staff members heard it, and subsequently added it to their playlist.

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Saturday, February 24, 2024

Smells Like Tanning Oil!

Trump still acting like an asshole. He won the South Carolina primary.

Former president Donald J. Trump won the Republican primary in South Carolina defeating the former UN ambassador and former governor of the state Nikki Haley in a landslide. It becomes clear that the former president is going to be the likely Republican nominee.

The AP called the race at 7:20pm.

Trump who called himself a political dissident at CPAC is hoping the Republicans unite behind him despite his legal and financial woes.

Haley, who concurs that Trump and President Joe Biden are too old and not able to lead the nation vows to fight on at least until Super Tuesday.

Haley vows to campaign.

Haley has vowed to stay in the race no matter the result, but an embarrassing defeat on home turf could be the final nail in the coffin for her campaign.

She has ramped up her attacks on the former president, 77, and has compared him to Joe Biden with his gaffes. 

The exit polls show that 1/3 of Republicans believe Trump's legal woes will play a role in how they vote. The majority of Trump's support was 80% in favor of MAGA style politics.

However, general consensus is that majority feel that a rematch between Biden and Trump will not inspire confidence in America.

The primary win gives Trump, the victories in the Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire primary, Nevada caucus and unofficial primary and now the South Carolina primary. He has a delegate lead of 107 to Haley's 19.

The path to be Republican nominee in delegates is 1215.

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We Are Serious!

I can't in good faith support my party's stance on Israel.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are being shunned by the Michigan Arab American voters due to their stance on Israel.

Former Republican lawmaker and heir to the Meijer stores, Peter Meijer is a serious threat to the Democrats. He is likely the Republican frontrunner in a hypothetical match in this play for the U.S. Senate. Former president Donald J. Trump won Michigan in 2016 and is seriously seeking another victory after he lost the state by 1.4 points in 2020. 

Michigan has declared Trump is eligible to be on the ballot despite his meddling and the fake electors.

Michigan, Wisconsin and even Minnesota could play pivotal come election day. These states have a large Arab American population. Muslim voters are very important to the Democratic Party. Islamophobia and slandering critics of Israel as anti-semitic is definitely a turn off. 

Three lawmakers are practicing Muslims. 

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) are people of color and practicing Muslims. Tlaib is a fourth generation Palestinian who is an American from the Detroit area. Omar is an American lawmaker who came to the United States from Somolia at a young age and rose to fame after replacing Keith Ellison, the first Muslim lawmaker to successfully become Minnesota's state attorney general.  Omar was then a rising state lawmaker before she became a House member. 

Omar and Tlaib were elected in 2018 and are part of the Squad. This group consist of 12 members who are considered more progressive and socialist. They endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in 2020. They both withheld their support for Biden because of the Tara Reade allegations and his stances on Israel.

Tlaib and Omar are often vilified by the Republicans and even some Democrats. Even the so called allies are trashing them. I am saddened by Malcolm Nance and others trying to use these ridiculous troupes to slander women of color.

Well here we are again. As we are entering the 6th month of this lopsided and pretty much genocidal war Israel launched against Hamas [I meant Gaza, The West Bank, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Egypt], many Arab Americans and Muslim voters are uncommitted to the Democratic Party.

Biden must win 270 to be president. If he can't win crucial swing states, the Republican nominee becomes president-elect.

Leading the way is Tlaib who is withholding her endorsement of Biden. She is not supporting Dean Phillips, Cornel West, Donald J. Trump, Nikki Haley or Robert F, Kennedy, Jr.

MSNBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian spoke to four Michigan voters in a Thursday segment for the network, two of whom are co-founders of the Abandon Biden organization. The talk also follows Tlaib calling for Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the Michigan primary as a protest of Biden’s support of Israel’s strikes on Gaza.

Biden won Michigan in 2020 by a slim margin, and Trump won it in 2016 by an even slimmer margin. The state’s large Muslim and Arab American population amid the Israel-Hamas war has led many to question how the president will fare with Democratic voters in the state.

“Is there a pathway forward for you with Biden?” Vossoughian asked her panel.

“Oh, absolutely not,” Farah Khan, an Abandon Biden co-founder, said. “You cannot keep killing people with our money and just keep thinking, oh, we are stupid enough to elect you again because we’ll fall in line, we’ll forget. How can — this is an insult to me as a voter.”

Khalid Turaani, another Abandon Biden co-founder, said he was willing to “punish” Biden over his stance in the Israel-Hamas war.

“It’s like a vaccine. I’m willing to take short-term pain for a long-term gain. I’m willing to let go of Joe Biden and oppose Joe Biden, make him a one-term president, punish Joe Biden by making him a one-term president,” he said, referring to the Gaza war as “genocide,” a term Tlaib also used previously when criticizing the president.

Mikal Goodman, a Michigan councilman, said the only “path forward” for him voting for Biden would be a call for a “permanent and immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, accusing Israel of “war crimes.” Nearly 30,000 Palestinians, many of them women and children, are estimated to have been killed in Israel’s strikes, which followed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in which more than 1,000 were killed in Israel and hundreds more were taken hostage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that he will not stop until Hamas is completely eliminated.

Annie Wisner, a University of Michigan graduate student, told Vossoughian that American democracy shouldn’t be viewed as more valuable than the civilians that have died in the war.

“Why is our democracy more important than thousands of men, women, and children being killed?” she asked.

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Out Of Ammo!

The list of losers grows more. Wayne LaPierre ordered to pay millions after he stole from the NRA.

Winners and losers of 2024.

The state of New York has handed down a severe judgment to the embattled former chairman of the National Rifle Association. The state has ordered the former executive and spokesman Wayne LaPierre to pay over $5 million in restitution to the organization and is hereby banned from operating a charity.

LaPierre diverted millions of dollars away from the National Rifle Association to live luxuriously, while the gun rights group failed to properly manage its finances, a jury found Friday.

The verdict comes after five days of deliberations and ends a seven-week long civil corruption trial in New York City. 

The case against the NRA was brought on by a lawsuit filed in 2020 by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused LaPierre and other current and former executives of flouting state laws and internal policies to enrich themselves.

The other defendants were John Frazer, the NRA’s corporate secretary and general counsel, and Wilson “Woody” Phillips, its former treasurer and chief financial officer. 

The jury ruled largely in favor of James, finding that the National Rifle Association failed to properly run its nonprofit and its assets at any time between March 20, 2014 and May 2, 2022. 

Jurors also determined that LaPierre, Phillips and Frazer all violated their statutory obligation to discharge the duties of their position in good faith. 

If jurors found the individual defendants liable, they had to recommend the amount of money that each defendant would have to repay the NRA. 

They said LaPierre caused $5.4 million in monetary harm to the NRA, but that he has already repaid at least $1 million of that. The 74-year-old appeared stoic as the verdict was read.

Phillips caused $2 million in monetary harm to the NRA, they found, while Frazer did not cause any monetary harm to the group.

Frazer is the only individual defendant who still works for the NRA. The jury determined that Frazer made or authorized a false statement in the NRA’s annual filings, but that there is no cause to remove him from his post. 

LaPierre served as the NRA’s CEO and executive vice president for more than 30 years before he resigned at the end of January, citing health issues.

Regardless of his resignation, the jury found there was also cause for LaPierre’s removal from the NRA.

LaPierre took a trip to Zimbabwe to poach an elephant with his wife.

LaPierre ignored reporters as he walked out of the courthouse Friday evening, surrounded by five police officers.

Jurors also found that the NRA violated the law by failing to adopt a whistleblower policy and that eight employees suffered because of the violation.

State Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen will have the final say over remedies. As early as July, he could decide whether any of the individual defendants should be permanently barred from serving on the board of any charity in New York and whether an independent monitor should oversee the NRA’s finances.

Five out of six jurors needed to agree on each part of the verdict. 

In a statement, James called the verdict a "major victory for the people of New York and our efforts to stop the corruption and greed at the NRA."

"LaPierre and senior leaders at the NRA blatantly abused their positions and broke the law," she said. "But today, after years of rampant corruption and self-dealing, Wayne LaPierre and the NRA are finally being held accountable."

James' attorneys spent six weeks in Manhattan court painting the NRA as “Wayne’s World,” which they said was full of free private jets, expensive meals, travel consultants, private security and trips to the Bahamas for LaPierre and his family.

During closing arguments, Monica Connell, an attorney with the state Attorney General’s Office, compared the defendants to children caught stealing from a cookie jar.

She urged the jury to hold the defendants accountable, even if their attorneys outlined steps they may have taken to address or correct violations.

“Saying you’re sorry now,” she said, “doesn’t mean you didn’t take the cookies.”

The NRA’s attorney countered by distancing the group from LaPierre and fortifying its defense that former rogue employees had stolen from the NRA without the group’s knowledge.

“If this is a case about corruption, it wasn’t corruption by the NRA,” NRA attorney Sarah Rogers told jurors.

Trump and LaPierre are paying for their actions.

In his final remarks, LaPierre’s attorney, P. Kent Correll, said James set out years ago to “decapitate” the NRA and sued LaPierre as part of that goal.

On the stand, LaPierre said he used the organization’s financial resources on chartered private jets, family trips, black car services and high-end gifts for friends. He also testified that he authorized thousands of dollars in helicopter rides so that NRA executives could avoid getting stuck in traffic while traveling to and from NASCAR races.

During cross-examination, LaPierre testified that it was wrong to charter private planes and limo services for personal use.

None of the defendants has been criminally charged as part of James’ lawsuit.

James had initially set out to dissolve the NRA as part of her suit. However, Cohen dismissed that effort in 2022, saying her complaint “does not allege the type of public harm that is the legal linchpin for imposing the ‘corporate death penalty.’”

The NRA has operated as a nonprofit charitable corporation in New York since 1871. Its assets are required by law to be used in a way that serves the interests of its membership and advances its charitable mission.

In the last few years, the NRA has been considerably weaker, with less influence in the political sphere and fewer members. Membership fell to 4.2 million from nearly 6 million five years ago, The New York Times reported.

Membership dues dropped by $14 million from 2021 to 2022, according to an audit filed as part of the lawsuit.

LaPierre is normally at the CPAC events. He ain't no more. 

By the way, Matt Schlapp is being sued by a former male assistant who accused the far right chairman of the American Conservative Union which host CPAC of groping him and trying to encourage him into a sexual encounter. He accused Schlapp and his wife Mercedes of intentionally slandering his name and covering up the ordeal.

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