EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 57 MIN
Ted DiBiase jr's Attorney, Scott Gilbert Joins To Discuss Beating The Feds In Welfare Fraud Trial
from The Clay Edwards Show · host Clay Edwards
In this episode of The Clay Edwards Show, defense attorney Scott Gilbert joins for hours 1 and 2 to unpack Ted DiBiase Jr.'s stunning not-guilty verdict in Mississippi's high-profile welfare fraud trial. Gilbert reveals the winning strategy: starting with the desired jury outcome and building the case backward, emphasizing the volume of legitimate work DiBiase performed, contracts drafted by state government lawyers, and the broader context of MDHS privatization efforts under John Davis during the first Trump administration. They discuss the misuse of TANF funds, the chaotic government bureaucracy that ensnared participants, why the prosecution's appeals to emotion fell flat, DiBiase's wrestling background and family journey, Brett DiBiase's recovery, the Capitol Police manslaughter case involving Jalen Lewis and imperfect self-defense, and the limits of suing the federal government post-acquittal.
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In this episode of The Clay Edwards Show, defense attorney Scott Gilbert joins for hours 1 and 2 to unpack Ted DiBiase Jr.'s stunning not-guilty verdict in Mississippi's high-profile welfare fraud trial. Gilbert reveals the winning strategy: starting with the desired jury outcome and building the case backward, emphasizing the volume of legitimate work DiBiase performed, contracts drafted by state government lawyers, and the broader context of MDHS privatization efforts under John Davis during the first Trump administration. They discuss the misuse of TANF funds, the chaotic government bureaucracy that ensnared participants, why the prosecution's appeals to emotion fell flat, DiBiase's wrestling background and family journey, Brett DiBiase's recovery, the Capitol Police manslaughter case involving Jalen Lewis and imperfect self-defense, and the limits of suing the federal government post-acquittal.
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