6/12/2023 0 Comments Mansion solis![]() ![]() Those texts are not among Bryant’s texts but are instead included in a document the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed in a civil lawsuit on Ma. 29, 2018, Jake VanLandingham sent a text message to Brett Favre, thanking him for connecting him with nonprofit operator Nancy New of the Mississippi Community Education Center. ‘If Any One Comes Through It Will Be Her’ Over the next weeks and months, Bryant would suggest multiple avenues for moving the project forward, pointing to the University of Mississippi Medical School Foundation as a possibility for obtaining research funding as well as numerous potential wealthy funders or investors. Bryant responded, “I will open a hole.” VanLandingham responded with a “Haha.” You’re the man!!!”įavre invoked a football analogy for the efforts to move the concussion drug forward, telling Bryant “It’s 3rd and long and we need you to make it happen!!” the texts show. “Thx for all you’re doing for us and being such an entertaining host. “Governor it was a pleasure to meet you my friend,” VanLandingham wrote in a group text with Bryant and Favre after meeting for dinner in Jackson’s Fondren District on Dec. ![]() Mississippi Today’s Anna Wolfe previously reported many of the texts, but the trove the governor released Thursday reveals additional context not previously included in public files or stories. The new texts show that Bryant, Favre and VanLandingham agreed to meet in late December along with potential funders to discuss the project and efforts to move forward with the federal FDA approval process. Screencap courtesy C-SPANīryant did not explicitly acknowledge the stock offer, the texts show, telling the men to “just let me know and we will call a team meeting at the Governors Mansion.” Phil Bryant he wanted him “on the team and can offer stock” in a text message on Dec. Prevacus founder Jake VanLandingham of Tallahassee, Fla., seen here testifying before Congress on brain injuries in 2014, told then-Gov. We don’t know the rules but are willing to do what is needed to bring you on board. “We want you to know we want you on the team and we can offer stock. 6, 2018, Jake VanLandingham sent a group text to Brett Favre and Phil Bryant, telling the governor that “Brett and I are hopeful to get a group of investors together perhaps with your help and come up to Jackson.” Favre and VanLandingham also sought to manufacture a topical cream through another VanLandingham company, PresolMD, that they claimed could prevent concussions if applied “pregame.” ‘We Want You On The Team’ The drug was a nasal neuro-steroid spray called Prevasol whose backers said it could help reduce swelling after a head injury. Both Favre and VanLandingham are named as defendants in the civil lawsuit, which says Prevacus received $1.7 million in TANF funds.įavre first joined forces with VanLandingham in 2014. The Mississippi State Department of Human Services’ complaint in a 2022 civil lawsuit, which seeks the return of the $24 million in stolen TANF enabled by former employees inside the agency, indicates that, by December 2018, Favre was the largest individual outside investor in Prevacus and held $250,000 in corporate stock. Give him my cell and have him text or give me a call. The texts also show that he asked Bryant if he would speak with VanLandingham, whose company is based in Tallahassee, Fla., and said they needed “funding to complete human trial studies.” “On a different note I invested in a company called Prevacus and it’s a drug that will treat concussions we need help politically to try to get FDA approval,” Farve wrote. Later in the conversation that day, Favre changed the subject. Favre said he could not on such short notice, but asked Bryant to “tell the big chief I said hello” and that Trump had been “very nice to the family.” Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign that evening. ![]() 26, 2018, Bryant sent a text to Favre asking if he wanted to speak at a rally with then-President Donald Trump for Republican U.S. Bryant has produced all documents within his care, custody or control that respond to the requests in the subpoenas.” Bryant’s attorney Billy Quin told the Mississippi Free Press Thursday that “Gov. The ex-governor released the texts in response to a court filing related to the ongoing investigation of misappropriated federal welfare funds in which three Mississippi media outlets, including this one, argued the public has a right to see them. Long before Prevacus became embroiled in Mississippi’s massive welfare fraud scandal, the drug company’s founder Jake VanLandingham and retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre sought the Trump White House’s help to fund its efforts to launch a new concussion drug, text messages former Gov. ![]()
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