Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has hired former top White House lawyer Eric Herschmann to represent him while he’s embroiled in a welfare-funds scandal in Mississippi, per Axios. Herschmann served in former President Donald Trump’s administration.
The state of Mississippi has filed a civil suit against Favre and several other parties to recover more than $20 million in misspent public funds that were intended to help individuals on welfare. The civil suit implicating Favre states the former quarterback used welfare money to fund a university volleyball arena at Southern Miss.
Favre, whose daughter played volleyball at the school, also played college football there, and court documents claim that he attempted to gain access to additional state welfare funds to build a new indoor football practice facility at the school as well.
