DeSantis sinks Florida Republican’s plan to help pay Trump’s legal bill
by Ramon Antonio Vargas from US news | The Guardian on (#6J2F7)
Governor, who ended White House bid on Sunday, vows to veto bill from state senator seeking $5m to help ex-president cover costs
A day after ending his campaign for the White House and tepidly endorsing Donald Trump, the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, sank an effort to use his state's funds to pay off the former president's legal expenses.
DeSantis promised to veto a bill from the state senator Ileana Garcia, a Republican who sought to effectively dedicate up to $5m from Florida's state budget to help Trump cover his legal costs. The former president faces 91 criminal charges and assorted lawsuits in various jurisdictions.
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