By james art Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody sued U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, arguing that the Justice Department is blocking the state from fully investigating former President Trump’s second assassination attempt in Palm Beach.
According to the complaint, FBI and DOJ officials acted “almost immediately” to try to shut down the state’s investigation.
“In conversations with federal officials and in subsequent correspondence, those officials stated that Florida could not conduct its own investigation, could not interview witnesses, and could only cooperate with the federal government’s investigation,” the lawsuit states.
Federal authorities have charged suspect Ryan Root with five counts of allegedly pointing a gun through the bushes at Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach in an apparent assassination attempt.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, issued an executive order directing state agencies to ensure the proper state charges are filed against Ruth.