DeSantis Says Feds Not Cooperating In Trump Assassination Attempt 

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated in a Thursday night interview that federal investigators are not cooperating with state officials conducting their own investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

The governor spoke with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham after signing an executive order allowing Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to lead a criminal investigation into the incident that occurred over the weekend at Trump International Golf Club.

“The answer is ‘no,’ they’re not being cooperative,” DeSantis said when asked about federal involvement. “I am concerned. For example, we were rebuffed, our investigators were rebuffed just going to the fence line outside of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.”

He suggested that the Biden-Harris administration does not want Florida to participate in the investigation and expressed doubt about their cooperation. “But here’s the thing, there were multiple violations of Florida law across multiple jurisdictions,” he noted. “We think at least three judicial circuits, this guy … committed potential violations of Florida law. So we have a duty to investigate this. We have a duty to bring the appropriate charges and we also have a duty to inform the public about how this happened.”

DeSantis expressed that he believes the public lacks confidence in the investigation, which contributed to his decision for the state to launch its own probe.

“So as soon as we got word of this on Sunday, I told our guys in state law enforcement, save all his social media because you know Facebook will delete it, the tech companies want to delete it,” he explained. “Get his digital trail, store that, because we need to know, how did he end up in Florida to begin with? What is this pathway this guy has taken to end up in those bushes trying to assassinate the former President of the United States and current Republican nominee? How did that happen?”

Tonight I joined Laura Ingraham to discuss Florida’s investigation into the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/k0OyUJDvr7

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) September 19, 2024

“And we have not gotten answers about Butler,” he continued, referencing the location where Trump was shot in July. “We have not gotten answers about things like that Las Vegas shooting from many years ago. So part of the investigation that our folks are doing is they are going to provide evidence they find of motive, evidence of his associations, and evidence of his beliefs. I think it is very important that the public to get the real story on that.”