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She Claimed A Texas Lobbyist Drugged Her. An Investigation Determined The Accusation Was An Effort To Cover Up An Affair.

Ashe Schow
She Claimed A Texas Lobbyist Drugged Her. An Investigation Determined The Accusation Was An Effort To Cover Up An Affair.
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An explosive story alleging a male lobbyist with a prominent firm in Austin, Texas, had drugged two female legislative staffers with a date-rape drug was plastered across the mainstream media. Now, an investigation into the claims has found that the woman who made the initial allegations had lied, but of course she won’t be published, even though she falsely accused a man, causing him trauma and damaging his career.

The story began on April 24, 2021, when Texas State Capitol staffers and others connected to the state house were sent an ominous text.

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