FL “Don’t Say Gay” Author Blames His Brother-In-Law For “Manipulating” Him Into Committing COVID Fraud

December 17, 2023 Christianists, Republicans

Fox News reports:

A former Florida Republican state representative who shot to national prominence after sponsoring a parental rights bill Democrats referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill spoke to Fox News Digital in his first major interview since being sentenced to prison for wire fraud. Joe Harding, who served as a Florida state representative until stepping down last December, was sentenced to four months in prison earlier this year.

Harding explained that his legal problems arose when his brother-in-law, whom he says “committed pretty massive fraud totaling over $8 million,” approached him during a vulnerable time of his life in 2020 and misled him into getting involved in a scheme. “I was not aware what he was doing, but I listened. I listened to him and, you know, allowed myself to get influenced and really, in many ways, get conned and manipulated by him.”

Read the full article. In January 2023, Harding’s brother-in-law was sentenced to 5.5 years on his own COVID fraud charges. Harding’s lawyer had pleaded for leniency because his client returned the stolen funds after being caught.

The judge in his case, a Trump appointee who once served under cultist former Florida AG Pam Bondi, apparently obliged.

In the above-linked interview, Harding accuses the media of “dramatically exaggerating” the charges against him because he had authored the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which he remains extremely proud of.

Harding also hints that he will seek a return to elected office after completing his prison term, which is to begin early next year. Harding remains active on Twitter, as you can see below in his furious reaction to a Florida journalist.



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