Well, this isn’t going how he thought it would.
Months ago, Texas’ GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offered up to a $1 million bounty to those who could deliver proof of voter fraud:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offers up to $1 million in bounties for voter fraud convictions https://t.co/saOgiilEb1
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) November 11, 2020
From his announcement at the time:
HOUSTON TX – Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced that starting today he will pay up to $1 million to incentivize, encourage and reward people to come forward and report voter fraud. Whistleblowers and tipsters should turn over their evidence to local law enforcement. Anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest and final conviction of voter fraud will be paid a minimum of $25,000.
Well, he just cut his first $25,000 check. . .
SCOOP: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offered a $1M bounty for proof of voter fraud last year, blaming Dems in cities like Atlanta and Philly for election concerns.
Patrick just cut his first $25K reward check. It went to an unexpected recipient. https://t.co/Ak5enciCuZ #txlege
— Lauren Mc-Ghoul-hy 👻 (@lmcgaughy) October 21, 2021
. . .but it didn’t go to a Republican. The recipient of the cash is a liberal poll worker from Pennsylvania who tipped Patrick off to “a single conviction of illegal voting by a registered Republican”:
"But instead of going to an informant who smoked out fraud by Democrats, Patrick’s five-figure payout went to a progressive poll worker in Pennsylvania whose tip led to a single conviction of illegal voting by a registered Republican." https://t.co/YsjQuyGy8q
— IndivisiBoo 👻 Guide (@IndivisibleTeam) October 21, 2021
In this case, the Republican had voted twice:
TX Lt. Gov Dan Patrick cut his first reward check for finding voter fraud— to a progressive poll worker in Pennsylvania who caught a Republican voting twice. https://t.co/am51SHPE5H via @lmcgaughy
— Elizabeth Findell (@efindell) October 21, 2021
And this guy was very happy to get the check, saying it “kind of blew up in their face”:
“It’s my belief that they were trying to get cases of Democrats doing voter fraud. And that just wasn’t the case. This kind of blew up in their face.” https://t.co/JROYto0ndg
— Mark S. Getzfred (@marknyt) October 21, 2021
And, yes, he did cash the check:
"As the scion of a family of Democratic operatives, he also acknowledged the irony of the situation.
This week, Frank deposited $25,000 of Patrick’s campaign cash into his bank account."
Via @lmcgaughy https://t.co/9OaoVpN0UN— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) October 21, 2021
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