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Florida Says DOJ Is Blocking Its Trump Assassination Probe (3)

Oct. 23, 2024, 10:22 PM UTC; Updated: Oct. 24, 2024, 7:10 PM UTC
Mike Vilensky
Mike Vilensky
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The Department of Justice is unlawfully pushing Florida out of investigating a recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Florida said in a lawsuit Wednesday.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a complaintin a Florida federal court against US Attorney General Merrick Garland asking a judge to stop the federal government from preventing Florida’s investigation as the DOJ probes the incident too.

After Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) ordered Florida law enforcement agencies to probe and prosecute a gunman found at the former president’s golf club in Florida, FBI officials indicated that Florida must suspend its investigation, the complaint claims. DOJ ...

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