Bryant said in a certified letter May 11 that White made a "false and defamatory" statement about him when, at a journalism conference in February, she said the outlet broke the story that Bryant "embezzled" welfare money.
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant sues news site Mississippi Today over welfare fraud comments
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White has said the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent more than $77 million in welfare money from 2016 to 2019.
News site CEO apologizes to Mississippi ex-Gov. Bryant over welfare comments
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