A.G. Gancarski
The federal government may have avoided people in the wake of Hurricane Milton. But they can’t avoid the pursuit of justice from state officials.
Attorney General Ashley Moody has the backing of the Governor as she presses the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on political bias against Donald Trump supporters in post-storm response to the Lake Placid area. The Highlands County region saw 70% of voters back the President-elect.
“Hurricane season is not over, and the federal agency in charge of emergency response is embroiled in scandal — caught withholding aid from storm victims in Florida who support President Trump,” Moody said.
“I am taking swift legal action to find out how far this political discrimination reaches and to make sure all Americans who fall victim to devastating storms are served, regardless of their political affiliation.”
The complaint was filed Wednesday in the Southern District of Florida.
FEMA Supervisor Marn’i Washington has been fired after reportedly directing her team to avoid homes “advertising Trump.” Washington, meanwhile, says she’s been scapegoated for following FEMA policy aiming to deescalate confrontations between federal workers and potentially hostile residents.
It’s that alleged policy that concerns Moody most. Her Office looks to “hold the agency accountable for violating the civil rights of Floridians” by “taking legal action against Washington and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and seeking punitive damages in their individual capacities.”
The complaint alleges that “Defendant Washington conspired with senior FEMA officials, as well as those carrying out her orders, to violate the civil rights of Florida citizens,” with “‘at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags’ in Lake Placid … ‘skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance.’”
Gov. Ron DeSantis is also outraged.
“It’s unacceptable for the federal government to discriminate against Floridians who voted for Trump, and especially egregious in the aftermath of a hurricane. I’m supportive of this legal action by the Attorney General’s Office, and I have instructed state agencies to likewise take any action necessary to investigate and ensure those who engaged in this behavior are held accountable,” he said in a Thursday statement.
8 comments
Joe
November 14, 2024 at 10:49 am
Ashley Moody, consistently proving herself to be the biggest toady and dumbest AG in the nation.
JOE LIBTURDO CULTIST LOSER
November 14, 2024 at 10:59 am
Cry and whine more
A day without Libturds
November 14, 2024 at 11:02 am
Libturd statist boot lickers will always defend the indefensible because they are mindless propaganda sucking fools.
Victoria A Olson
November 16, 2024 at 10:46 am
Don’t make me laugh, you are describing yourself have you nothing original? LOL
Victoria A Olson
November 14, 2024 at 2:11 pm
What hypocrites, maybe if they would of focused against those that attacked election sites, blown up ballot boxes, attacks on election workers and racist attacks against Jews, allow polluters to contaminate our water and air and the corruption they allow Republicans with no consequences, I would have some sympathy but not in this case. They will lose yet spending more of TAXPAYER MONEY for their frivolous bullshit.
PAY UP
November 14, 2024 at 7:38 pm
whatever dude.
MH/Duuuval
November 15, 2024 at 5:06 pm
Its early in the transition to corporatism, but Ashley may be Odd Man Out in the job shuffle underway.
Rocky
November 24, 2024 at 10:16 am
The woke media have not even begun to report how woke FEMA so-called “workers” in North Carolina were found assisting gays/lesbians before straight persons using a series of questions which would indicate what preferences persons held. I thought aide was open to all. This reminds one of the book ANIMAL FARM years ago which mocked socialist Marxist views when all pigs were equal, but some were more equal than others. Maybe FEMA didn’t think people were smart enough to see through their bigoted bias. Biden/Harris/Soros’s bigoted America was on display!!
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