Florida AG fights ‘overreach of federal power’ by DOJ ahead of election

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody explained that the lawsuit against the Department of Justice will dispute an “overreach of federal power” amid the state’s investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

This comes over a month after the DOJ successfully indicted a suspect, Ryan Routh, who was armed on a golf course where Trump was playing. While Routh is facing two federal firearm charges over the matter, Moody said on Fox News’s Fox and Friends on Thursday that the DOJ is interfering with the state’s investigation.

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