New texts reveal former NFL quarterback Brett Favre lobbying former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for funds from Mississippi’s state welfare system to be redirected to projects of his choice. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian reports on how as much as $80 million were diverted to several different projects in the state rather than the welfare system and the $8 million directed to Favre.
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Favre is a scam bag if he helped take $5M earmarked for the poor people of Mississippi to pay for a volleyball facility at his daughter's school – the University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg).
Put him in jail
Another rich person committing crimes and will get away with it story. This is disgraceful.
5 Million?
He could've just sponsored it himself
He has a net worth of 100M dollars
Instead he chose to take it from the poorest of our society
This is just disgusting with these white people and these Republicans have been able to do to Mississippi. First they vote no on the infrastructure bill and then they take the money and distribute it amongst the white and Wealthy communities and leave very little to the actual needy communities that can't even drink water. And instead of fixing the water system they allow the governor and football players to take even more of that money and put it into a wealthy School just so a wealthy white man's daughter could play.
He should run for president with Herschel Walker.
Amazing how people who are already rich can steal, misappropriate and embezzle money that was meant to go to the poor and get away scot free. But then we are real quick to jail some poor person for stealing money or food in order to survive. All because the money that was meant to go to their community went to someone who never needed it, but was in a position of influence and power, knew the right people and got what they wanted.
Here you have the current Governor of Mississippi, complaining about the college loan relief, saying that it will harm working people, all while his state is embroiled in multimillion dollar welfare scandal and he’s refusing to give money to Jackson.
These Republicans are demons, period.
Republicans have created twice as many jobs as Joe Biden. Unfortunately those jobs are all FBI investigators.
ha ha ha ha no more farve in hall of fame
SHAME
Dang farve, didn't know you like this my man smh
It looks like Brett Favre needs to go to Prison along with the Politician Gov. Bryant
Rep crooks what's new on and on we go lock them all up now!!!!!!!
Disgusting
SO THIS GRIFTER AND HIS FRIENDS HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING FOOD AND SHELTER FROM THE POOR ? LOCK THEM UP !!!! WELCOME TO THE SOUTH !
This is another example of Mississippi's complete disregard for poor people coupled with a strong element of persistent racism — common to all red states in the deep south.
And The Band Played On… NEVER WONDER WHY IT IS THE WAY IT IS
Bret really know how to mess up a career.
the NFL should remove Brett Favre from the Pro Football Hall of Fame… immediately!!!!!
Meanwhile the people of Jackson have no drinking water still. It's time to put these fascist rethuglikkan con artists in jail. These nazi don't even try to hide the ways in which they systemically harm black citizens.
Brett can share a cell with his buddy Trump.
Let’s be real f*cking clear about where this federal money for the poorest state in the Union is coming from. Taxpayers in New York and California. That’s right, the “coastal elites”. So odd that Democratic run states have all the the prosperity.
This is soo freaking horrible
Once this is confirmed and Favre is found guilty remove him from the HOF!
All rich white men been doing this for decades. I’m surprised he got caught.
Just an example of how our tax-dollars disappear.
Bunch of crooks!
Where were the checks and balances. This shldnt be that easy to accomplish. 5 million??
When will the prosecution’s begin. Taking from the people who need it the most is shameful. But Brett and the other co-conspirators have no shame. Since this is federal money, it should be a federal crime.
I Was Just Saying Where Is The Money For Water Infrastructure In Mississippi!!!..We Send Billions To Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Then Steal From The Poor In Jackson MS ..Detroit MI Chicago IL On & On …Just Like Jesus Warned About…(Matt 19:24….A Volleyball Stadium Or Clean Water!!!?????…This Is Sooooo Disgusting!!!!…Bible TRUMPERS!!!!..FAKE Christians ✝️
Brett,
You're definitely on the white folks welfare system…