Try as he might, but Brett Favre simply cannot shake the controversy he is embroiled in when it comes to the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal. We are now in the midst of another development in the case.
According to the Mississippi Free Press, new text messages show that the hall of fame quarterback sought out help from former president Donald Trump to fund his efforts for launching a new concussion drug.
Former Gov. Phil Bryant released those messages in response to a court filing related to the federal welfare funds.
“Gov. Bryant has produced all documents within his care, custody, or control that responds to the requests in the subpoenas,” Bryant’s attorney Billy Quin said.
One text message showed that Favre was asked if he wanted to speak at one of Trump’s rallies, but he was unable to. He would then change subjects and asked if Trump could help in getting a drug that treats concussions FDA-approved.
In a video released this week, Bryant stated that he was the 2019 whistleblower who told the auditor’s office about misdeeds at the Department of Human Services.
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“The fact is, I did nothing wrong,” Bryant said in the video. “I wasn’t aware of the wrongdoings of others. When I received evidence that suggested people appeared to be misappropriating funds, I immediately reported that to the agency whose job it is to investigate these matters.”
The state auditor claims that between 2016 and 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services misused more than $77 million that was intended to assist some of the most vulnerable Americans. According to the prosecution, the agency sent funding to charities, which were then used to fund initiatives like the $5 million volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
In an effort to recover more than $20 million of the funds misappropriated from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program, the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed a civil lawsuit against Favre, three former professional wrestlers, and more than three dozen other people and businesses last year.
