Mississippi Alleges Former GOP Gov Helped Brett Favre Channel $5M In Welfare Funds Into Volleyball Stadium

Mississippi Today reports:

Text messages entered Monday into the state’s ongoing civil lawsuit over the welfare scandal reveal that former Gov. Phil Bryant pushed to make NFL legend Brett Favre’s volleyball idea a reality.

The texts show that the then-governor even guided Favre on how to write a funding proposal so that it could be accepted by the Mississippi Department of Human Services – even after Bryant ousted the former welfare agency director John Davis for suspected fraud.

The newly released texts show that Bryant, Favre, and others worked together to channel at least $5 million of the state’s welfare funds to build a new volleyball stadium at University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre’s daughter played the sport.

Read the full article. There’s so much more. Bryant appeared on JMG many times during his time as governor for his anti-LGBTQ statements and actions.

NEW @ayewolfe, and it’s major:

Former Gov. Phil Bryant for months has said he halted state welfare funding for new USM volleyball stadium backed by NFL legend Brett Favre.

But never-before-seen texts reveal he actually helped Favre secure the funding.https://t.co/rWXHRXISsu

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