The National Rifle Association said Friday it is “gratified” that Attorney General Pam Bondi has launched an investigation into whether Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James and the state sued the gun rights advocate solely to violate its First and Second Amendment rights.

“We were gratified to learn of the investigation into AG Letitia James because she also abuses her authority against the NRA,” said NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin in a statement to Newsmax.

When James first ran for office in 2018, she referred to the NRA as a “terrorist organization” and vowed “to investigate their legitimacy.” She filed a lawsuit against the group in 2020, seeking to dissolve the organization over allegations of fraud and abuse.

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