DeSantis Says Won’t Help Extradite Trump After NY Indictment (1)

March 30, 2023, 11:40 PM UTC

Ron DeSantis attacked Manhattan’s District Attorney and signaled that Florida wouldn’t help extradite Donald Trump after the former President was indicted in New York over hush money payments to a porn star.

“Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda,” DeSantis, Florida’s governor, said in a tweet that didn’t name Trump.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has also been attacked in recent weeks by Trump over the potential indictment, which relates to payments made to Stormy Daniels in 2016 over an alleged affair. He’s said that ...

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