Jackson Jambalaya

Were any of the Pulitzer prize article's revelations untrue?

Just hypothesizing but I suspect the reporter was allowed to receive calls from the paralegal. Perhaps the reporter could be deemed as facilitating a violation, but I think not. First Amendment, you know.
I hope the reporter skates on this one.
RMQ

Wouldn’t it be funny if it turns out the Auditor’s office was feeding Anna Wolfe information?

lol

What is the Streisand effect? (Asking for a former

The phone calls are coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE

Seems to me that a Gov's text messages would be considered public records and, as such, accessible by the public. Seems to me a smart Gov would understand that fact when composing text messages and avoid any that might prove embarrassing if brought to the public's attention.

Mizz Wolfe, the clock is ticking .............

Kingfish is right -- the violation of the attorney-client privilege the issue. I think both Phil and John Davis will see some future reparations.

Those 700 calls were "wrong number" calls. That's her story and she is sticking to it.

IDGAF about Phil or Brett one way or the other, but Wolfe and company have a real problem on their hands. There's no way that everyone in the building (white, ganuche and probably even mama barksdale) didn't know that what they were getting was stolen data from an active criminal case. And this clearly was not a one time thing.

Ahhhh.... But are Favre's and Vanlandinghams public record?

But she is so honest and a wonderful person 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤪

If I was a cub reporter like Anna who got outsmarted by the likes of Deputy Feel on my secret sources, I'd find another line of work.

Why wouldn't such esteemed journalists as Anna Wolfe & Adam Gancheau just request Bryant's cell phone records via Public Records Request instead of risking at a minimum the appearance of breaching attorney/client privilege? Lazy?

If it can be proven that the reporter had a prior relationship with the person giving them the information, then the reporter could be in hot water, too. That makes it much easier to prove the reporter knew she was getting information illegally, or from a person who violated certain laws to give it to her. It's a safe bet the motivations of both were the same - both just wanted to get Phil Bryant. And you may or may not like Phil Bryant, but next time it may be someone close to you. They need to nail this down.

If anyone thinks this obvious misdirection of funds (possibly criminal) was ok , please explain why it was all ok.

Davis might, but where does Phil have any attorney client privilege in this case. At the time, Phil was not involved - thanks of course to his former campaign manager getting this out in public the day before Phil took the stock in Vanlandingham's company, but I digress. Davis might have a privilege issue here but the Guv was nothing but sitting on the sidelines in this case until after Wolfe's articles hit the fan.

I'm not a fan, but to be clear Anna Wolfe isn't/wasn't bound by the Suppression Order. It only extended to the attorneys, parties, and witnesses in THAT case (and law enforcement officers and court personnel). I'm not sure. The paralegal may have been bound by and violated the Order, but not the reporter.

What does any of this have to do with whether MT defamed (published untue statements with knowledge of their falsity or actual malice) Bryant?

What is the connection between Anna Wolfe's sources and Bryant's defamation claim? I see no connection here.

The statements wete either defamatory or not. If anything, the texts support a non malicious intent for the allegedly defamatory statements. This is an abuse of the discovery process for retribution, it seems.

Wolfe = hack

So much for all the sideways glances at Brad Pigott.

Ganacheau, Wolfe, and White should all be in prison.

When will justice come for poor poor Phil. Something must be done about these reporters. What gives them to the right to report on corruption of public funds? What gives them the right to drag these poor old Mississippi boys through the mud. That money were for a good "cause" you see. 'Cause they wanted it. Good ole boys say 'nuff said and shut up ya dern commie.

That there's ok...they think they done noodled up a big un this time with the Barksdalers!

If Anna wants a story she should look at the special favors Dept of Mental Health is issuing to their friends and family. Funding going to certain non profits, employees of whom are married to senior execs in the department. Investigations are about to be underway so stand by. The level of dishonesty and misuse is disturbing at best. This agency seems to be adept at doing photo ops with politicians and celebs or concert appearances-or better yet in some cases getting severely inebriated at "professional" conferences! The legislature should take a harder look under the tent at this quagmire before it bites the whole state in the derriere!

Seems all of Bryant's friends and family are out to get Wolfe, personally and hatefully. Odd that a competent and effective reporter would be so skewered and stoned. She not only did her job but did this state a favor by exposing the puppeteer.

Disclaimer: I am one of the few posters who is neither a family member nor friend of the prior governor.

Fact: Bryant, Favre and DiBiase boys are all guilty of taking money from the poor and using for their own personal satisfaction. The TANF money was never intended for that purpose and their REAL texts exposed their guilt. The one that plead guilty will get a slap on his wrist and the rest will be celebrated.
PREDICTION: Bryant, Favre and DiBiase boys will never pay for the true nature of their crimes. Instead the punishment will be paid by the paralegal and reporter that could not take the corruption anymore. Was the paralegal wrong for what he did? Yes but you have to thank him for showing us the light. Sorta like Luigi Mangione? United Healthcare would have never gotten the attention for change to occur.

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems a bit of a stretch that texts between Bryant, Farve, etc., which Coxwell obtained in discovery (with Davis as the client) and were allegedly transmitted to Wolfe (or anyone else) by his staff have anything to do with "attorney-client privilege" in litigation in which the owner of the privilege (Davis) isn't a party. Plus, Davis can waive it and if he discussed it with others, Bryant or anyone else, he likely did waive it. I've just glanced at all this nonsense, but for whatever reason the privilege thing caught my attention.

As a secondary consideration, if Bryant's texts are "public record," it would make the privilege argument a bit difficult even if the texts were provided by Bryant to his own attorney and then given to Wolfe, et al, rather than obtained by Coxwell representing Davis and given to someone.

"What does any of this have to do with whether MT defamed (published untue statements with knowledge of their falsity ***or*** actual malice) Bryant?"

An important point buried in this. Truth is a complete defense and and a public figure cannot be "defamed" with factual information. Wolfe could acknowledge (or Bryant could convince a jury) she held deep, long-standing animosity, malice, and even burning hatred toward Bryant when she gleefully reported a verifiable fact that caused him grief, and it would not be "defamation." For example, you could not "defame" Lumumba or Owens by publishing the fact that they pleaded guilty to a crime no matter what your feelings about them might be.

Conversely, if she knew it was false, that's the end of the inquiry. She could convince a jury that she had warm and cordial personal feelings about Bryant, but the knowledge of falsehood is all that matters.

The case against Dibiase was weak. What criminal law did Brett Favre break? You might get an indictment for conspiracy but then do you have enough for conviction. The texts look pretty bad but what law was broken? The volleyball stuff was all approved by the state. Three agencies actually : IHL, DHS, and AG. What remains is that contract for speaking. Bad contract and he didn't perform all the work. Is that criminal though? Is there some evidence he and Nancy cooked up that contract to defraud DHS? Texts? Emails? Recordings?

What's the crime in Favre helping USM gain an athletic facility? Didn't both the governor and the A.G. agree with it? And didn't the black school president raise the first silver shovel of dirt? How is any of that a crime of personal enrichment to begin with?

Maybe Ole Phil never fired a shot, but in every instance, he drove the getaway car.

I remain thrilled that all of this is costing MT big$$$ in attorneys fees . I hope this litigation lasts for years.

If it is proven that MT committed illegal or unethical acts in reporting this story, will the Pulitzer be withdrawn?

You conveniently left out the part where he paid the money back. He was initially told by his agent he could make the appearances or was not required to. When challenged, he ponied up. The interest was never settled in a court of law. But to answer your last four ????. No. If there were, you don't think they would have surfaced? Your speculative imagination is marginal.

Unlikely. See Pulitizer given for Russian Collusion Hoax.

Yawn