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Madeline Coleman

Buzbee Reacts to Reported Contact Between Prosecutors, Watson’s Lawyer

Editors’ note: This story contains accounts of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or at https://www.rainn.org.

Tony Buzbee, who represents the plaintiffs of the 24 active civil lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson, released a statement on Instagram Tuesday following a New York Times’ report on Tuesday. 

The investigation found that the quarterback’s lawyer and the prosecutors at the district attorney’s office on the QB’s criminal cases had extensive contact leading up to the two grand juries. According to the Times’ Jenny Vrentas, Rusty Hardin “began a regular dialogue” with the Harris County sex crimes prosecutor Johna Stallings in early 2022.  

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