The Distorted ‘Testimony’ of a Fallen Leader
A civil case against Paul Pressler settled, revealing ways leaders ignored reports of inappropriate behavior and abuse to protect Pressler’s stature—and their own.
Paul Pressler was a Texas state representative, judge, and recipient of the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for National Policy (a conservative umbrella group he co-founded and then headed in the late 1980s). His political clout continued: Pressler was at one point nominated to lead the Office o…
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