Florida CFO Wants State ‘Defense Fund’ for Candidates Who are ‘Political Targets’ of DOJ

KISSIMMEE, Fla.–Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jimmy Patronis, took the stage at the Florida Freedom Summit on Nov. 4 to share his plan to fight what he sees as a corrupted and politically motivated federal justice system. “We need to set up a new legal defense fund for any Florida presidential candidate when they are targeted by politically motivated prosecutors provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ),” he told the summit audience. “These men who are brave enough to put a name on the ballot, we should protect them.” The “Florida’s Freedom Fighters Defense Fund” would provide an extra level of support for any presidential candidates from the Sunshine State who find themselves a target....