Florida Sues FEMA, Says Relief Workers Ignored Trump Backers (1)

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and a former employee, for allegedly instructing hurricane relief workers to avoid residences displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

“While the facts will continue to come out over the weeks and months, it is already clear” Moody’s complaint said, that fired worker Marn’i Washington “conspired with senior FEMA officials, as well as those carrying out her orders, to violate the civil rights of Florida citizens.” The suit was filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida at Fort Pierce.

Florida was hit with ...