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Lawsuit has been filed to force release of tape of meeting between Texas Speaker and PAC
The GOP Texas speaker of the Texas state house of representatives had a secret meeting with the head of far right wing PAC called Empower Texas. The Speaker offered to give Empower Texas floor pass and press access if Empowered Texas primaried ten GOP elected officials. The speaker also attacked a couple of Democrats. The head of Empower Texas recorded this meeting and now the Texas Democratic Party is suing to get the tape released. https://mailchi.mp/eb665291c2ae/michael-quinn-sullivan-named-in-lawsuit-alleging-illegal-campaign-negotiations-with-texas-house-speaker?e=88f3e58ec1
Earlier today, a lawsuit was filed alleging that negotiations during a meeting between Empower Texans’ Director Michael Quinn Sullivan with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Republican Caucus Chairman Dustin Burrows violated Texas election laws against campaign activity without proper organization and disclosure by the parties involved. The lawsuit is essential to prevent Sullivan from destroying a voice recording he secretly made during his discussions with Bonnen and Burrows.
Over the last several weeks, Michael Quinn Sullivan has used leaked accounts of a secret recording he made during a private meeting with Bonnen and Burrows in June to publicly pressure and leverage Dennis Bonnen. Sullivan claims that Bonnen asked him to target specific Republican and Democratic State House members for defeat in exchange for granting Empower Texans State House press credentials, which had been denied during the 2019 Legislative Session. Bonnen denies the alleged “quid pro quo” but acknowledges that he defamed and used derogatory terms when discussing several of his House colleagues.
The suit was filed by the Texas Democratic Party and State Representative Ana Maria Ramos (HD104 – Dallas). Both the Party and Representative Ramos have legal standing in the matter.
Over the last several weeks, Michael Quinn Sullivan has used leaked accounts of a secret recording he made during a private meeting with Bonnen and Burrows in June to publicly pressure and leverage Dennis Bonnen. Sullivan claims that Bonnen asked him to target specific Republican and Democratic State House members for defeat in exchange for granting Empower Texans State House press credentials, which had been denied during the 2019 Legislative Session. Bonnen denies the alleged “quid pro quo” but acknowledges that he defamed and used derogatory terms when discussing several of his House colleagues.
The suit was filed by the Texas Democratic Party and State Representative Ana Maria Ramos (HD104 – Dallas). Both the Party and Representative Ramos have legal standing in the matter.
Here is a link to the petition filed by Chad Dunn https://www.texasdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/TDP_Ramos_v_Sullivan.pdf Chad is a great lawyer and was one of the lead attorneys in the Texas voter id lawsuit that largely gutted the Texas voter id law.
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