“He could have recanted privately. He instead chose lies, deceit, dishonor, and ruin.”
Empower Texans’ Michael Quinn Sullivan, after Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen announced he wouldn’t seek reelection following the release of a damaging audio recording of a secret conversation between the two men
This article appears in October 25 • 2019.
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