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DeSantis threatens to use ‘veto pen’ if Florida lawmakers pass measure to use taxpayer money for Trump’s legal bills
NY Post ^ | 1/22/2024 | Victor Nava

Posted on 01/23/2024 3:26:48 AM PST by usafa92

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis let it be known Monday that he won’t support legislation in the Sunshine State that would put taxpayers on the hook for former President Donald Trump’s legal bills.

In response to a Politico report noting that “some Florida Republicans” are backing a measure that could grant as much as $5 million to the 77-year-old GOP presidential primary front-runner, DeSantis tweeted: “But not the Florida Republican who wields the veto pen…”

The proposal, filed by state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), would set aside state funds for legal fees incurred as a result of criminal charges brought by a “US public entity” on “qualified persons” who have been “subject to political discrimination.”

Trump isn’t named in the bill text, but to qualify for the money, individuals must meet “presidential eligibility requirements” and be Florida residents – both criteria that Trump meets.

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Ron and his staff just had to follow this up with a juvenile tweet reminding everyone that he has the veto pen. Trump never asked Florida to pay his legal bills. Just another example of how tone deaf and inept Ron is and why 95% of Republicans rejected him.
1 posted on 01/23/2024 3:26:48 AM PST by usafa92
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To: usafa92

Put it up for a vote DeSank


2 posted on 01/23/2024 3:30:37 AM PST by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count)
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To: usafa92
Trump never asked Florida to pay his legal bills.

True but the proposal to set aside public funds was made by a member of the Fl legistature. DeSamtis was responding to the person making the proposal, not to Trump.

And he's right.

3 posted on 01/23/2024 3:32:10 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (The “only Trumpers” are just as damaging to the conservative cause as are the “never Trumpers”)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

100% right. Some things are about principles not personalities.


4 posted on 01/23/2024 3:33:07 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Sir_Humphrey

He could have personally responded to that one person instead of being a putz about it.

He could have just told the guy Trump pays his own legal bills.


5 posted on 01/23/2024 3:38:31 AM PST by dforest
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To: usafa92

Maybe Trump should sue for damages due to judicial misconduct.

Fulton County GA would be bankrupt!


6 posted on 01/23/2024 3:42:13 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: usafa92

Yet, desantis had Florida spend up to $19 million to fly around 700 people, many not floridians, out of Israel as a p.r. stunt for his presidential campaign

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/10/25/desantis-office-sheds-light-on-price-tag-of-israel-flights/71319445007/


7 posted on 01/23/2024 3:43:13 AM PST by backpacker_c
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To: usafa92

I’ve read that the legal bills are up to a million dollars a day.


8 posted on 01/23/2024 3:43:19 AM PST by Nateman (If the Pedo Profit Mad Moe (pig pee upon him!) was not the Antichrist theI've n he comes in second.)
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To: tired&retired

Prosecutors can engage in prosecutorial misconduct in four different ways:

Offering evidence they know to be false or inadmissible (including encouraging witnesses to lie on the stand)

Keeping exculpatory evidence (that could help clear the defendant of the charges) hidden from the defense

Using improper arguments

Discriminating in selecting a jury


9 posted on 01/23/2024 3:44:43 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: usafa92

Ron DeSantis has handled this poorly, showing clearly that he woll not campaign for Donald Trump.

If the legislature wants to pass the bill, Ron should just sit down and “chut up.”

Is DeSanctus stuck on stupid, or what?

LAwfare is actually a violation of civil rights of President Trump. The FLorida Legisatuire os right to want to do battle with it.DeSanctus again, does not get it.


10 posted on 01/23/2024 3:47:08 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

What principles are there for desantis to spend $19 million to fly 700 people from Israel, many not Floridians, as a p.r. stunt...

And spend unknown amount supposedly sending weapons and body armor to an unknown group in Israel, that was not asked for by the Israeli government?


11 posted on 01/23/2024 3:47:40 AM PST by backpacker_c
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Crazy isn’t it all. Thanks for posting truth. It’s hard trying do even here these days.


12 posted on 01/23/2024 3:47:54 AM PST by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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To: usafa92
Florida lawmaker says she'll withdraw bill that would have used taxpayer money for Trump legal bills
13 posted on 01/23/2024 3:49:38 AM PST by NautiNurse (🇺🇸 Bidenomics: "Over a billion three hundred million trillion three hundred million dollars!")
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Ron comtinues to show just why people don’t like him. He didn’t have to say anything and he sure as hell didn’t have to tweet about it. Another unforced error in a series of them.


14 posted on 01/23/2024 3:49:58 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States of America!)
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To: dforest
He could have just told the guy Trump pays his own legal bills.

Isn't that what he did?

15 posted on 01/23/2024 3:51:16 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (The “only Trumpers” are just as damaging to the conservative cause as are the “never Trumpers”)
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To: backpacker_c

Oh, give it a rest. Do you or do you not think the taxpayers should pay politicians’ legal fees?


16 posted on 01/23/2024 3:53:53 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: usafa92
He didn’t have to say anything and he sure as hell didn’t have to tweet about it.

Well, he IS the Governor of the state and this DOES involve state funds. So yeah, he kinds has every right and responsibilty to comment on the matter.

17 posted on 01/23/2024 3:54:51 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (The “only Trumpers” are just as damaging to the conservative cause as are the “never Trumpers”)
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To: tired&retired

Judges have immunity from lawsuits for “misconduct “ and if they didn’t the left would be filing frivolous lawsuits against Thomas and Alito every day.


18 posted on 01/23/2024 3:55:20 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: usafa92

It looks like the desantis supporters/nevertrumpers are going to remain bitter, grudge holding poster working to make Trump look bad and get biden or what ever leftist the dems run, elected...

I guess they will go from having supported desantis, straight to nevertrumping, since they likely won’t have a chance to claim they now support haley after the NH prinary.


19 posted on 01/23/2024 3:58:29 AM PST by backpacker_c
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To: Sir_Humphrey

No, he had to get public about it. I don’t think anyone should pay Trump’s legal bills either.

But this public way of saying no makes it look like Trump was wanting that.

Ron kept his Florida job and he needs to go back to doing what he was doing and drop the sour.


20 posted on 01/23/2024 3:59:22 AM PST by dforest
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