State Auditor Shad White responds to defamation lawsuit Brett Favre filed

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – State Auditor Shad White issued a sharp response after being sued by former NFL quarterback and Mississippi native Brett Favre.

The retired QB is accusing White and sportscasters Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money.

Favre is not facing criminal charges. However, the state is suing him and about three dozen other people or businesses to recover the money.

“It’s mine boggling that Mr. Favre would want to have a trial over that question. Mr. Favre has called me and my team liars despite the fact that he’s repaid some of the money that we’ve demanded from him. He’s called me and my team liars despite the fact that there’s clear evidence that he benefited from misspent funds and honestly I think Mr. Favre would be better off repaying the full amount of money that he owes the state rather than paying New York litigators,” said White.

We will keep you up to date on the details of this lawsuit.

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