DeSantis criticized the allegations against Trump as being “un-American.”
In light of what he called “questionable circumstances,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said his state “will not assist” in any extradition request from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, denouncing the accusations against former President Donald Trump as “un-American” and a “weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda.”
A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday charged the former president and Republican presidential hopeful for 2024 following a lengthy investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
DeSantis tweeted Thursday, “The weaponization of the judicial system to further a political agenda flips the rule of law on its head.” It’s not “American,”
He said the Manhattan District Attorney, who Soros supports, “has regularly bent the law to lower offenses and to justify criminal behavior.” “Yet, he is abusing the legal system to target a political rival.”
DeSantis said, “given the dubious circumstances surrounding this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political goal, Florida will not help in an extradition request.”
Trump owns a home in Palm Beach, Florida, called Mar-a-Lago, his principal residence.
