Staff Reports
The Department of Justice is reportedly probing Texas Majority PAC after an undercover Townhall video exposed a staffer describing cash payments tied to a get-out-the-vote scheme. Fox News, citing sources familiar with the matter, says DOJ investigators have opened a review — and that is a development worth watching. The video, the PAC’s own filings, and the program pages leave a paper trail that no one can shrug off with a boilerplate PR line.
What the undercover video actually showed
Program details and the damning quote
The Townhall undercover recording captured Sky McAdams, an organizing manager for Texas Majority PAC, saying the group pays people $25 to attend a one-hour Zoom class. McAdams called it “a roundabout way of paying people for their votes, essentially.” That is not anonymous hearsay — it’s an on-camera admission. The PAC fired McAdams and claims he mischaracterized the work, but the organization’s own program pages promote paid “Voting Ambassadors” and a July filing shows a $500,000 payment to a vendor described as a “Relational Organizing Program.” Those facts line up in a way that deserves more than a spin room explanation.
DOJ probe: reported, not yet papered — but serious
Multiple outlets report DOJ investigators are looking into the PAC, citing unnamed sources. To be precise: there’s no public DOJ press release yet confirming an open criminal case. That distinction matters for reporters, but not for anyone who values election integrity. When a federal law exists against paying people to vote, and you have a video of a staffer describing payments alongside a half-million-dollar vendor bill for “relational organizing,” it’s reasonable for the Attorney General’s office to at least pick up the phone and check the receipts.
Why this matters for election integrity and the 2026 midterms
Paying someone directly to vote is illegal. Paying a person to attend a Zoom class and then telling them how to vote is, at best, morally dubious and, at worst, the kind of scheme the law was written to stop. Democrats can claim grassroots all they want, but when money changes hands and the messaging is scripted, voters smell what’s cooking. Republicans and honest voters should demand answers: release the vendor contract, show who got paid, and let prosecutors decide if this crossed the line. Representative Pat Fallon did the right thing by asking Attorney General Todd Blanche to look into it — investigations are how we separate political theater from criminal conduct.
Conclusion: follow the receipts, not the spin
This story started with a hidden camera and has already led to a firing, a congressional request, and reports of a DOJ review. That’s not a coincidence. If Texas Majority PAC truly ran a legitimate, volunteer-style outreach program, it should want an audit and public clarity — fast. If it didn’t, DOJ should move with the seriousness the rule of law demands. Either way, voters deserve the truth before the 2026 midterms. And if Democrats think a $25 Zoom class will buy their way through election season, they might want to check their math — and their conscience.
