One Nation's James Ashby says he was 'on the sauce' when seeking $20m from NRA

Ashby and Steve Dickson say they had been drinking scotch for three or four hours when recorded by undercover al-Jazeera reporter

Senior One Nation figures James Ashby and Steve Dickson had been “on the sauce” drinking scotch for “three or four hours” when discussing seeking a $20m donation from the National Rifle Association.

Ashby and Dickson faced the media on Tuesday after an al-Jazeera investigation revealed the two men had sought millions in donations from the NRA during a trip to the US last year, in a bid to seize the balance of power and weaken Australia’s gun laws.

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