TX Gov Lied About Involvement In FL’s Migrant Stunt

San Antonio’s Fox affiliate reports:

Governor Greg Abbott’s office was aware of the flight of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard before takeoff last month. The State of Texas has denied any involvement with that flight.

However, text messages released by Abbott’s office in response to a public information request show otherwise. The Florida Center for Government Accountability submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Abbott’s office.

DeSantis’ office now faces multiple lawsuits. Documents suggest they anticipated a legal battle: “The nonrecurring sum of $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated to the Department of State for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, for litigation.”

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— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) October 20, 2022

Greg Abbott’s team texted that DeSantis’s goons had their “full support” in kidnapping asylum seekers from San Antonio, and that Abbott was aware, reassuring the kidnappers, “no worries here” https://t.co/uugAEg08Ns

— Bob Resists? (@ResistsBob) October 20, 2022

In an email to KSAT, @FLCTRGA said “Those records indicated that Mr. (James) Uthmeier was introducing Mr. (Larry) Keefe to Luis Saenz (Gov. Abbott’s Chief of Staff) as the point of contact for Gov. DeSantis.” https://t.co/lOXSim16rX Alicia Barrera @LandonLoweTV #FLCGAStrikeForce

— Florida Center for Government Accountability (@FLCTRGA) October 20, 2022