Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case

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Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case
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“Missourians should not be held liable for legal expenses on judgments due to state senators falsely attacking a private citizen on social media,” Parson wrote in a Monday letter to his administration commissioner.

This is the most sane statement I ever heard. And it came from Missouri? That's worth triple points.

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A Republican governor not protecting Republican senators. That is a rare occurrence.

It's just lip service. He has his Attorney General defending them in court.

He can’t stop that. He literally said it is problematic.