Brett Favre's viral texts reveal Mississippi welfare scandal more😯

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[{"selector":"#anim-72a667ec-255f-4f0c-a4ab-eb008bf1dea1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08a08aa1-9747-43da-baac-da033532c9a0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 177.62963%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Favre has publicly stated that he didn't know the funds were welfare dollars and believes he did nothing wrong. Image source - Instagram

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[{"selector":"#anim-d2128d57-c088-4da9-b41e-537fe2f619f3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26d346f1-f0ff-4a82-b776-906e0546d6b5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 179.47528%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The welfare funds in question were part of the $86 million provided each year by the federal government to lift families out of poverty. Image source - Instagram

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