Posted on 04/29/2023 5:12:26 PM PDT by Libloather
After a nearly two-week trial, jurors in Florida began deliberating Friday in a corruption case against former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.
Federal prosecutors accuse Gillum of funneling “tens of thousands of dollars in campaign money to personal accounts,” as the AP reports.
Prosecutors say “Gillum was struggling financially after quitting his $120,000-a-year job with the People for the American Way group to run for governor.”
According to prosecutors, both Gillum and his associate Sharon Lettman-Hicks “conspired to commit wire fraud, by unlawfully soliciting and obtaining funds from various entities and individuals through false and fraudulent promises and representations that the funds would be used for a legitimate purpose.”
Just five years ago, Gillum was a rising star in the Democratic Party. He was 34,000 votes shy of Ron DeSantis in the midterm election (merely .4 percentage points), triggering an automatic recount in Florida’s gubernatorial race.
The former Tallahassee mayor would have become the state’s first Black governor.
In 2022, Gillum was indicted on 21 counts, in which he was also accused of lying to the FBI.
After the indictment, Gillum stated, “I have spent the last 20 years of my life in public service and continue to fight for the people. Every campaign I’ve run has been done with integrity. Make no mistake that this case is not legal, it is political.”
“Throughout my career I have always stood up for the people of Florida and have spoken truth to power,” he continued. “There’s been a target on my back ever since I was the mayor of Tallahassee. They found nothing then, and I have full confidence that my legal team will prove my innocence now.”
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Why is Ronny DeRino polling so much lower than Trump in every single state? Oh, and I couldn't care less who you voted for or who you're going to vote for, BTW. You seem to be a thick skull moron who is throwing around insults here for no reason. The Bullish of a few years back would have already lit you up one side and roasted you down the other, but I've mellowed a bit, and want to let you off easy.
Stating over and over that Trump can't win is really quite stupid because we all know here that Trump already DID win the last TWO elections. You're accepting the steal like it was a legitimate defeat, which it wasn't.
Take my advice and try a different tac, because just saying Trump can't win is not going to win you ANY DeRino voters here.
“Why is Ronny DeRino polling so much lower than Trump in every single state?”
That’s easy. If you’ve been around a while you know that the media/democrats/pollsters ALWAYS promote the candidate the Dems WANT to run against during the GOP primaries. ie Bob Dole, McCain over Bush, Romney, and yes, Trump was even supported during the primary in 2016.
Biden doesn’t want to run against a 50 year old conservative.
Save your breath bro, you’re done with me.
You asked me a question, bro
A redundant one. Enjoy your stay.
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