Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top aides stopped the release of public records about his taxpayer-funded plane travel and retaliated against state police employees who disagreed with the decision, according to two former officials in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
In a sworn statement entered in court last week, former department Chief of Staff Shane Desguin alleges DeSantis officials stopped the release of about 600 records that would have revealed who traveled with the governor on the state plane and where it went.
The department denied the release citing a new state law shielding the governor’s travel records, according to court records.
But Desguin, who was involved in crafting the legislation, said the governor’s office misinterpreted the law, which was intended to shield records that jeopardized the safety of the governor or his family.
More on DeSantis being a schmuck:
Moms for Liberty co-founder grilled by Florida lawmakers about state ethics post
Tina Descovich, the co-founder of the right-wing advocacy group Moms for Liberty, on Monday pushed back against accusations of political bias and conflicts of interest as she gets one step closer to being confirmed as a state ethics officer by the Florida Senate. Descovich — who Gov. Ron DeSantis picked to serve on the Florida Commission on Ethics — faced questions from Democrats on how her association with the conservative group, her public statements on issues such as gender and critical race theory and her close ties to DeSantis would impact her ability to remain neutral on state ethics cases.
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