Trump PAC Files Ethics Complaint Against DeSantis

March 15, 2023 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

Donald Trump’s allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.” Make America Great Again Inc. is filing a 15-page complaint Wednesday with the Florida Commission on Ethics, a draft of which was obtained exclusively by NBC News.

It asks the commission to probe whether pro-DeSantis super PACs, his “personally lucrative book tour” and a continued wave of state-level campaign contributions, among other things, “are unlawful because they serve his personal political objectives, are in furtherance of his personal financial gain at the expense of Florida taxpayers, and are intended to influence his official decision to resign from office.”

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Exclusive: Former President Trump’s allies are formally accusing Florida Gov. DeSantis of violating state ethics and election laws with a “shadow presidential campaign,” according to complaint draft obtained by @NBCNews. https://t.co/DoBVdR3mnk

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