Florida Chief Financial Officer Pushes Bill For State To Pay Trump $5M For Supposed “Political Discrimination”

Florida Politics reports:

Former President Donald Trump could receive $5 million from Florida coffers if Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis’ proposal to pay his legal fees over alleged “political discrimination” passes the Legislature. Patronis previously called for the fund to be set up after Trump was hit with indictments and charges relating to several allegations in various jurisdictions.

“We’ve got a Florida Man — Donald Trump — running for President, and he’s facing ongoing legal challenges from Democrats in New York, Washington DC, and Atlanta,” Patronis said in a released statement. “The Left is really good at weaponizing the courts, and because President (Joe) Biden is so unpopular, they’re not just trying to beat Trump at the ballot box, they’re trying to throw him behind bars, which is outrageous.”

Read the full article. As I’ve previously reported, the bill was introduced by Sen. Ileana Garcia, first appeared here in 2021 when she was declared the winner of her first election despite a nonexistent “ghost candidate” with the same last name of her Democratic challenger having siphoned away his votes.

CFO @JimmyPatronis touts bill to give $5M to @RealDonaldTrump for ‘political discrimination’

Reporting by @GrayRohrerhttps://t.co/c4XfLPm8EG#FlaPol

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