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Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Oliver North marries his famous secretary, Fawn Hall, decades after Iran-Contra

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo, National Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. New York's attorney general's office is questioning North on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, as it probes whether the NRA broke laws governing its nonprofit status. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NRA wants a role when Oliver North meets state investigators

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 26, 2019, file photo, National Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Former NRA President North says in court filings that he was thwarted at every step as he tried to raise alarm bells about alleged misspending at the gun lobbying group. He denied that he had tried to stage a coup to oust NRA’s longtime top executive. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Oliver North: NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre had ‘total dictatorial control’

By Lisa Marie Pane - Associated Press

Oliver North says NRA is smearing him to avoid scrutiny

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2019, file photo, National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Executive Director Christopher W. Cox speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The National Rifle Association's top lobbyist has resigned in another sign of infighting within the powerful gun lobbying group, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Cox's departure comes just days after the NRA placed him on administrative leave, claiming he was part of a failed attempt to extort the longtime CEO. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NRA difficulties threaten impact of gun lobby ahead of elections

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE- In this April 26, 2019 photo, Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, June 20, 2019, the NRA filed suit against North for what it called &quot;conduct harmful to the NRA.&quot; The lawsuit said that North &quot;departed office after a widely publicized, failed coup attempt.&quot; (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

NRA sues ex-president Oliver North, saying he harmed the NRA

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump stands with Chris Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action, left, and NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre, right, as he arrives to speak to the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

NRA sues Oliver North, suspends Chris Cox

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump stands with Chris Cox, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action, left, and NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre, right, as he arrives to speak to the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

NRA suspends Chris Cox, top lobbyist

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Carolyn Meadows to replace Oliver North as new NRA president

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

NRA stunned by Oliver North resignation, New York probe

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Oliver North won’t return as NRA president, says ‘There is a clear crisis’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The Latest: North won’t seek re-election as NRA president

Associated Press

In this Friday, April 26, 2019 photo, National Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. On Saturday, North announced that he will not serve a second term as the president of the NRA amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Oliver North out as NRA president after leadership dispute

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Oliver North, NRA president, warns against ‘disarm America’ movement

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive VP, says he’s being pressured to resign

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

Infighting erupts at NRA convention, threatening leadership

By LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are promoting religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Oliver North, NRA president, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence,’ Ritalin

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

David Hogg, a student survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. addresses a community rally for common sense gun legislation at Temple B'nai Abraham Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Livingston, N.J. Speakers include student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., including Hogg, Ryan Deitsch and Matthew Deitsch. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

David Hogg mocks Oliver North over Iran-Contra

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Oliver North readies NRA ‘counterpunch’ against gun control activists’ ‘civil terrorism’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this May 4, 2018, photo, former U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks before giving the Invocation at the National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Oliver North: NRA needs a Marine at the top

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times