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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"The Florida Department of Transportation announced plans to use federal funds for the $126 million project about three weeks after DeSantis’s re-election in November, one of several transportation projects selected to receive the funding, in part, because it was ready for construction..."
So your big smoking gun is that Florida proceeded with a project that was in the works for decades before Desantis became governor... and you think that only happened because the developer donated a golf simulator to the state of Florida (not even to Desantis personally) for the governor's mansion. I think you need a better understanding of cause and effect... The decision to build the interchange (the effect) was made years ago, long before Desantis was governor, before the developer started his housing development, and before the donation was made (the supposed cause). In your scenario, the effect precedes the alleged cause.
The state had a windfall with some leftover federal funds and used them on several transportation projects, of which this was only one.
Re: 78 - oops, did not realize that.
BLL needs to call his jets.
Good for Governor DeSantis. He is 100% right on this.
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