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Ron DeSantis administration officials solicit campaign cash from lobbyists
Nbcnews ^ | May 25, 2023 | Matt Dixon, Jonathan Allen

Posted on 05/26/2023 2:33:31 PM PDT by backpacker_c

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials who work for Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration — not his campaign — have been sending text messages to Florida lobbyists soliciting political contributions for DeSantis' presidential bid,

NBC News reviewed text messages from four DeSantis administration officials, including those directly in the governor's office and with leadership positions in state agencies. They requested the recipient of the message contribute to the governor’s campaign through a specific link that appeared to track who is giving as part of a “bundle” program.

DeSantis’ office did not return a request seeking comment, but one administration official acknowledged that they were fundraising for the campaign.

What the f--- am I supposed to do?” one lobbyist said. “I have a lot of business in front of the DeSantis administration.”

“The ethics behind this is questionable at best, especially when the budget has yet to be acted on,” another Republican lobbyist said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2024; desantis; desantiscash; desantiscorruption; desantiscrimefamily; donations; ethics; lobbyist; lobbyists
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desantis supporters will say, "what's wrong with that, everybody does it"

Nope, people who are dirty and corrupt, do it.

Which desantis has shown he is.

1 posted on 05/26/2023 2:33:31 PM PDT by backpacker_c
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To: backpacker_c

Son of Chrisie-stein. Fate is the hunter. Someone keep the food away from Ron. He may blow up like his mentor.


2 posted on 05/26/2023 2:35:57 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: backpacker_c

Yes lawyers funding lawyers no problem.


3 posted on 05/26/2023 2:52:17 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: backpacker_c

Swamp creatures from the land of swamps.


4 posted on 05/26/2023 2:52:58 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: backpacker_c

They should damn well know better.


5 posted on 05/26/2023 3:01:44 PM PDT by newzjunkey (We need a better Trump than Trump in 2024)
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To: backpacker_c

Bookmark


6 posted on 05/26/2023 3:04:11 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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👆 This!

7 posted on 05/26/2023 3:06:21 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: backpacker_c

So what.


8 posted on 05/26/2023 3:12:01 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better!)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

THE TRUTH!


9 posted on 05/26/2023 3:12:59 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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He sold his services to Republican establishment and its donors. They own him.

Who but a fool would think he'd be anything but another Bush?

10 posted on 05/26/2023 3:14:08 PM PDT by Kazan
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It’s not a big deal to someone like you that wants to go back to Bush-style Republicanism. But, it is to grassroots conservatives.


11 posted on 05/26/2023 3:16:21 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: backpacker_c

No, I say marxist antichrist nbc is full of crap. STOP POSTING NBC ARTICLES!


12 posted on 05/26/2023 3:37:22 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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Grassroots Conservatives who suck up everything antichrist nbc feeds them.


13 posted on 05/26/2023 3:38:32 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: Kazan

The antichrist media has NO truth in it.


14 posted on 05/26/2023 3:39:08 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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To: backpacker_c

Nbc news is a domestic terrorist orginization.


15 posted on 05/26/2023 3:41:28 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM!)
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So what.

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This desantis supporter, much like many of the other desantis supporters apparrently have a 'anything Trump does is bad, anything desanti does is good' viewpoint.

It doesn't matter how corrupt, deceitful or blatent the lie desantis does, they are okay with it.

And they believe and want everyone else to just take it and vote for desantis.

No such luck

16 posted on 05/26/2023 3:41:39 PM PDT by backpacker_c ( )
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What I am saying is that this is business as usual for all politicians of all parties everywhere. There is nothing that I am aware of that is illegal about it. Your only complaint is that it involves DeSantis, that you somehow want to find every little thing that he does, is alleged to do, or you imagine him doing to beat him down.

How about some honesty here, okay.

And how about focusing on getting Trump to clean up his behavior instead of trashing fellow republicans. Else, is your real goal to reelect Democrats?

17 posted on 05/26/2023 3:56:37 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better!)
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The only thing the desantis supporters have done to defend desantis is say everyone takes bribes, and it’s perfectly okay.

Nope, it’s not legal, and all this shows is how corrupt desantis is and the extent desantis will go to, to win the presidency.

It also likely shows how corrupt desantis supporters are also, for them to find this acceptable.


18 posted on 05/26/2023 5:13:47 PM PDT by backpacker_c ( )
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This is highly irregular and offers the basis for a state ethics complaint or a criminal investigation. It was common practice in Tallahassee when the Democrats ran the state, but Jeb Bush is the only Republican governor who ever did that sort of thing, and he was exceptionally careful and limited about it.
19 posted on 05/26/2023 5:28:49 PM PDT by Rockingham
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No one is saying bribes are okay so don’t be an idiot and put words into people’s mouths. What I am saying is that soliciting d\campaign donations is always legal, always had been, and your sour grapes is that it is money for DeSantis instead of Trump. Get over it.


20 posted on 05/26/2023 5:47:14 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Donald Tantrum? No Thank You. We Can Do Better!)
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