The Aporia · DOJ investigating Texas Dem group after operative suggests it’s ‘paying people’ for votes in viral video

Victor Nava

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The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a Democratic group in Texas after a viral video showed an operative detailing the “roundabout” way it’s “paying people” to vote in the midterm elections. asserted

it → launch → elections

A source familiar confirmed the DOJ’s probe into Texas Majority PAC on Wednesday. asserted

source → confirm → Wednesday

The investigation was first reported by Fox News. asserted

investigation → report → News

Hidden camera footage released by conservative outlet Townhall earlier this month showed Sky MacAdams, a since-fired organizing manager for Texas Majority PAC, telling an undercover journalist about the loophole the group allegedly uses to skirt federal election law. uncertain

group → release → law

“We are paying people $25 to attend a one-hour Zoom class to learn why voting is important and why the Republicans are causing all of these bad things,” MacAdams said in the video. asserted

MacAdams → pay → video

“So it’s like a roundabout way of paying people for their votes, essentially,” he added, calling the move a bit of a “gray” area. asserted

he → ’ → area

Federal law prohibits payments in exchange for voting or not voting for certain candidates, with violators potentially facing up to two years in prison. asserted

violators → prohibit → prison

“You can’t pay someone to vote for someone,” MacAdams also noted. asserted

MacAdams → pay → someone

“You can’t be like, ‘Here’s $25, go vote for me.’ asserted

25 → ’ → me

You can say, ‘Attend a one-hour class and you can receive $25.’” asserted

you → say → 25

MacAdams added: “If I was a Republican, I would be pissed. asserted

I → add → ?

I would be like, that’s shady as f–k.” asserted

that → ’ → –

Eddie Vale, a spokesman for Texas Majority PAC, told Fox News that the way MacAdams described the “relational organizing program” was incorrect and insisted that everything was aboveboard. asserted

everything → tell → program

“We hire Texans to join events where they are taught how to organize their friends and family,” Vale said. asserted

Vale → hire → friends

“They encourage their friends and family to turn out and vote and send them regular reminders. asserted

They → encourage → reminders

They are compensated for their organizing work, just like any other job.” asserted

They → compensate → job

“Texas Majority PAC runs a relational organizing program, which for years has been a standard part of every campaign’s playbook,” Vale continued. asserted

Vale → run → playbook

“Participants in the program are being paid for grassroots organizing work. asserted

Participants → pay → work

The way it was described by one rogue employee is factually incorrect, not how we operate, and they were immediately fired.” asserted

they → describe → employee

Texas Majority PAC paid $500,000 to a political consulting firm, Relentless, for its Relational Organizing Program in May of this year, according to a state campaign finance report. uncertain

PAC → pay → report

“Texas Majority PAC, through its documented partnership with Relentless, has openly admitted to defying the law and purchasing votes in the US Senate race,” Fallon wrote in his letter to Blanche last week. asserted

Fallon → document → Blanche

“If this is true, this criminal behavior has no place in America and our elections. asserted

behavior → have → America

“The government has a responsibility to investigate and hold accountable those that seek to circumvent free and fair elections through bribery of voters.” asserted

that → have → voters

Texas Majority PAC and the DOJ did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment. asserted

PAC → respond → comment

DOJ investigating Texas Dem group after operative suggests it’s ‘paying people’ for votes in viral video

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