Redistricting Records: GOP-Led Process Was an ‘Illusion’ - Orlando Sentinel
Aaron Deslatte, Orlando Sentinel:
Bainter was at the center of the effort.
During a deposition, Bainter professed to only having a passing “interest” in the redistricting process, and had never submitted maps, claiming “it was an intriguing process” to watch.
“I never actually completed a map. I found it way too tedious,” Bainter said under oath.
But behind the scenes, email show he arranged for intermediaries to submit five maps drawn by GOP operatives. Bainter suggested he could round up “10 more people at least” to do the same.
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