Florida Governor says the FBI told him how the Russians hacked Florida voting machines, but swore him to secrecy

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says that after the Mueller Report was published, the FBI came to him to explain its conclusion that at least two Florida county's voting machines were hacked by Russians during the 2016 election, but that they swore him to secrecy so he can't reveal which counties and which machines were hacked.

Years of case law suggests that confidentiality agreements signed by Florida government officials aren't enforceable because of the state's broad public records law, said Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, an open-government group that counts the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald as members.

Legally speaking, "the promise of confidentiality is an empty promise in Florida," she said. If DeSantis was shown any records related to this investigation, they would be considered public unless there is a specific state or federal exemption, Petersen added.

Ron DeSantis 'not allowed' to disclose which two Florida counties were hacked by Russians [Emily L. Mahoney/Tampa Bay Times]

FBI Tells The Governor Of Florida About Election Hacking, But Says He Can't Tell Anyone Else [Tim Cushing/Techdirt]