{"id":2038,"date":"2023-03-15T14:41:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T19:41:39","slug":"breaking-trump-team-files-ethics-complaint-against-desantis-over-lucrative-book-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2038","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trump Team Files Ethics Complaint Against DeSantis Over \u2018Lucrative Book Tour\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2039\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61.png 880w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-61-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pro-Trump Super PAC filed an ethics complaint against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week; accusing the potential 2024 contender of conducting a \u201cshadow campaign\u201d while embarking on a \u201clucrative book tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Make America Great Again movement was birthed to stop career politicians who use public service to amass personal wealth and power. An investigation by the Florida Ethics Commission must occur as soon as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eF30wZbIt6\">https:\/\/t.co\/eF30wZbIt6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGAIncWarRoom\/status\/1636011217897631748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MAGA Inc. Head Requests Ethics Investigation Into Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8V1W1S8ChI\">pic.twitter.com\/8V1W1S8ChI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RSBN \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RSBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSBNetwork\/status\/1636014581091901440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump\u2019s allies are formally accusing Ron DeSantis of violating state ethics and election laws with a \u201cshadow presidential campaign,\u201d according to a complaint draft obtained exclusively by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBCNews<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pFIXiR6fNO\">https:\/\/t.co\/pFIXiR6fNO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1636010641507975169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/ron-desantis-hit-ethics-complaint-trump-super-pac-rcna74977\">NBC NEWS:<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Donald Trump\u2019s allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his \u201cshadow presidential campaign.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">It asks the commission to probe whether pro-DeSantis super PACs, his \u201cpersonally lucrative book tour\u201d and a continued wave of state-level campaign contributions, among other things, \u201care unlawful because they serve his personal political objectives, are in furtherance of his personal financial gain at the expense of Florida taxpayers, and are intended to influence his official decision to resign from office.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Since Trump announced in November that he is again running for president, he has grown more publicly hostile toward DeSantis, a former political prot\u00e9g\u00e9 now expected to be his chief rival in the Republican primaries. That includes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-rips-ron-desantis-iowa-2024-presidential-race-heats-rcna74564\">branding DeSantis with Trump\u2019s trademark nicknames<\/a>\u00a0and trying to frame him as a political moderate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meetthepressblog\/eyes-2024-trump-critical-desantis-first-iowa-trip-rcna74821\">out of step<\/a>\u00a0with the GOP base.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefirsttv.com\/breaking-trump-team-files-ethics-complaint-against-desantis-over-lucrative-book-tour\/\">https:\/\/www.thefirsttv.com\/breaking-trump-team-files-ethics-complaint-against-desantis-over-lucrative-book-tour\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pro-Trump Super PAC filed an ethics complaint against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis this week; accusing the potential 2024 contender of conducting a \u201cshadow campaign\u201d while embarking on a \u201clucrative book tour.\u201d From&nbsp;NBC NEWS: Donald Trump\u2019s allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his \u201cshadow presidential campaign.\u201d&nbsp; It asks the commission to probe whether pro-DeSantis super PACs, his \u201cpersonally lucrative book tour\u201d and a continued [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trump"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2040,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions\/2040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}