Is Texas actually going to lock Robert Francis up, or is this just another political stunt?
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion for contempt against Robert Francis O'Rourke after he blatantly violated a Tarrant County temporary restraining order by continuing to fundraise and pay for the personal expenses of runaway Democrat legislators.
(More here on what's happening with the Democrats who fled the state to avoid voting on congressional redistricting.)
Less than 24 hours after the temporary restraining order was signed, Robert Francis told a crowd of hundreds in Fort Worth that he would continue fundraising in violation of the restraining order because 'there are no refs in this game, f*** the rules.' Robert Francis is wrong on both counts. There is a referee-the Honorable Megan Fahey-and there are rules — namely, that a person violating a temporary restraining order can be fined up to $500 and jailed for up to six months.
You may recall we reported on that incident:
Beto was told by a judge to stop fundraising for the Democrats who left Texas in order to stop a vote. He publicly declared that he wouldn't obey said order.
Now, it seems, he might find out.
O'Rourke, whose criminal past includes drunk driving, was sued by Attorney General Paxton last Friday for operating a misleading and fraudulent scheme to raise personal funds for rogue runaway lawmakers breaking quorum while advertising it as political fundraising. Just a few hours later, a court ordered O'Rourke and his organization, Powered by People, to stop their unlawful fundraising operation and expenditures.
Despite this crystal-clear court order and temporary restraining order, O'Rourke continued to scam Texans by repeatedly promoting his illegal fundraising scheme over the weekend at events hosted by Powered by People.
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