A.G. Gancarski
Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the ability to do a “dual-track” investigation with the federal government on the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but says the feds may stonewall state officials.
Moody said on Fox News that state leaders simply want “to pursue our own charges and be involved in this process and we are looking towards the federal government now to make sure that they do not stymy those efforts.”
“We want to be a part of this so that we can pursue our own independent charges and follow the evidence where it leads,” the Plant City Republican said on “America’s Newsroom.”
Moody’s remarks come after Gov. Ron DeSantis complained to viewers of the same network that the federal government — the motivations of which both Moody and DeSantis have cast doubt on, given that the feds are trying Trump in a classified documents case — wasn’t being “cooperative.”
“Investigators were rebuffed just going to the fence line outside of Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach,” DeSantis said on Thursday’s “Ingraham Angle.”
“I think they’ve taken the position, you know, they don’t want the state of Florida to be involved in this.”
On Thursday, DeSantis struck a different tone, saying he hadn’t “disputed” the feds’ “right to investigate.”
“Let us do this,” he said. “So, hopefully, that tune will change. But I can tell you right now, we have not gotten a lot of receptive response.”
As DeSantis did the night before, Moody on Friday dialed down the rhetoric somewhat in her latest plea to run a probe on a parallel track, saying the feds may “pursue more serious charges and … (if) they do that, they may try to assert or prevent Florida from being involved.”
Her hope is that would-be assassin Ryan Routh is tried for attempted murder. He’s currently held on gun charges.
20 comments
PeterH
September 20, 2024 at 11:18 am
FUN FACT
The Feds would be absolutely crazy to share information with two political hack incompetents like Moody and DeSantis and jeopardize prosecutorial evidence the Feds may have in their case. Moody and DeSantis are known for media leaks and fictitious ‘breaking Fox News’ nothingburgers.
Bobblehead Kammy
September 20, 2024 at 11:31 am
Dear Independent voter, is there a Republican out there that you support? Asking for a friend. 🤣
JD
September 20, 2024 at 11:45 am
DeSantis in 2018. It was the last one / time. Then he sold his soul.
Bobblehead Kammy
September 20, 2024 at 11:49 am
Fair. I’m still a huge DeSantis fan like the majority of people in Florida. I was actually addressing independent voter Peter H. You know the one that claims to be an independent yet always says “vote all Republicans out of office.”🤣
JD
September 20, 2024 at 11:50 am
Fair enough.
PeterH
September 20, 2024 at 11:50 am
First things first….. there are no conservatives, fiscal or otherwise, remaining in today’s GOP. Conservatives are now independent voters!
The Republican Party needs to be COMPLETELY DESTROYED before it can be rebuilt from the ground up.
Time and time again Republicans have proven they are incapable of governing and are the enemies of democracy and the American people.
Republicans are America’s worst enemy!
Vote all Republicans out of office.
Cheesy Floridian
September 22, 2024 at 8:56 pm
Not anymore
MH/Duuuval
September 20, 2024 at 12:03 pm
The national supremacy clause of the Constitution should give the final nod to the feds. Apparently Moody and Dee mentally live in the antebellum era when “state nullification” was the primary argument for protecting slavery.
TJC
September 20, 2024 at 12:14 pm
It’s amusing listening to two people in power, DeSantis and Moody, express their fear of the abuse of authority by others. Could it be that they know in their hearts that they have done the same, abused their authority, and would do even more if they were in power at the federal level? It’s like Trump, always complaining now about a “weaponized” Justice Department after having tried to weaponize it himself when President.
I think a good psychiatric “coach” would advise DeSantis and Moody to stop projecting and shut the hell up.
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
September 20, 2024 at 12:33 pm
Maybe the Feds should launch a probe into the corruption in Tallahassee
MarvinM
September 20, 2024 at 1:59 pm
If we had a “Thumbs Up” buttons to Like Comments here, I would give you one.
Michael K
September 20, 2024 at 12:37 pm
Ron has nothing but disdain for the United States of America, thinks he alone has all the answers, and is above the rule of law. He has shown America what Project 2025 looks like, and America is not interested in what he’s peddling.
Bobblehead Kammy
September 20, 2024 at 12:59 pm
Ha! Ha! You are smoking some strong Devil’s Lettuce today. 🤣
Jojo
September 20, 2024 at 2:05 pm
More bs fear mongering from Ashley
Dont Say FLA
September 20, 2024 at 3:01 pm
If Rhonda invents a Worrier General position, Assley’s a shoo in.
Otherwise I’m not sure she’s cut from quite the correct cloth for her job as AG despite the lar degree.
Frankie M.
September 20, 2024 at 5:22 pm
Trump is protected by federal agents so it stands to reason that the investigation would be conducted by wait for it….the federal government. Crazy right? You think the state of Indiana is looking into the first assassination attempt? The local police there can’t even get reimbursed for security expenses from the rally before that.
Elmo
September 20, 2024 at 9:18 pm
State’s intervention is not needed in this case. Back off.
Jojo
September 21, 2024 at 8:30 am
No Ashley… the feds realize correctly that Ron DeSantes’ Florida would politicize the story, not try to get the facts.
The very fact that Ronny went running down to Mar a lago to “ investigate” proves it
tom palmer
September 21, 2024 at 8:34 pm
hahahmhaaha
The Cat In The MAGA Hat
September 22, 2024 at 6:07 am
Maybe Ashley should be worried about the tropical Storm coming to Florida around Friday,and have to protect Floridian from price goughing