DeSantis 104 – Pay to Play, Florida
Govt Officials Asking Tallahassee Lobbyists
to Donate to Ron DeSantis Election Effort
Posted By: earlybird, 5/26/2023 8:19:08 PM
According to Florida lobbyists, they have been contacted by state employees with instructions to send payments to the campaign of Ron DeSantis. The ethical problems within this effort are numerous and could potentially be legally liable for DeSantis government officials participating. At best, the issue is extreme swamp behavior, where DeSantis officials are pressuring lobbyists in Florida to donate to the DeSantis 2024 election campaign or their advocacy may be disregarded in state budget considerations. When state employees use their offices to solicit payments to political entities, the legal issues become very murky. Then again, this is swamp behavior – and when you hire the swamp to push your agenda,
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