NRA throws gun advocate Wayne LaPierre under the bus in NY corruption trial, calling his abrupt resignation a 'course correction'

• The NRA corruption trial began Monday with Wayne LaPierre described to jurors as the group's "king."
• Prior to openings, NRA lawyers spun LaPierre's resignation as proof of a "course correction."
• LaPierre resigned due to chronic Lymes disease, his lawyers also revealed.

The National Rifle Association hopes to dodge penalties at their New York civil corruption trial by arguing that NRA leader Wayne LaPierre's sudden resignation last week helps prove there is no longer "ongoing and persistent" wrongdoing at the gun lobby.