{"id":2342292,"date":"2024-09-17T13:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-its-not-in-best-interest-to-have-federal-agencies-lead-investigation-of-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T17:14:55","slug":"desantis-its-not-in-best-interest-to-have-federal-agencies-lead-investigation-of-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-its-not-in-best-interest-to-have-federal-agencies-lead-investigation-of-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis: It\u2019s not in \u2018best interest\u2019 to have federal agencies lead investigation of Trump assassination attempt &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-its-not-in-best-interest-to-have-federal-agencies-lead-investigation-of-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida Governor Ron \u2063DeSantis announced that the state will conduct its own investigation into\u2064 the second\u200b assassination attempt\u2062 on former \u2064President Donald Trump, emphasizing the \u2062importance of understanding how the incident occurred. During a press conference, DeSantis expressed his\u2062 concerns about having federal agencies, which are also interested in prosecuting Trump, lead the investigation. He pointed out that the assassination \u2062attempt constitutes a violation of state\u2063 law rather than federal law. The governor directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution to take charge of the investigation, as this \u200ballows Florida to\u2063 potentially pursue more serious charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-men-plead-guilty-to-charges-related-to-drive-by-shooting-that-left-11-wounded\/\" title=\"Florida men plead guilty to drive-by shooting that injured 11.\">including attempted\u200d murder<\/a>, and offers a path for accountability\u2062 that federal agencies cannot provide. DeSantis reiterated \u200bthat his priority is to uncover the truth for the public and ensure justice is served.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DeSantis: It&rsquo;s not in &lsquo;best interest&rsquo; to have federal agencies lead investigation of Trump assassination attempt<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762727\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis <\/a>(R-FL) stressed the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida <\/a>to conduct its own investigation into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3155052\/trumps-second-assassination-attempt-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>second assassination attempt <\/a>on former President Donald Trump, as the public needs to know how this second attempt even happened in the first place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DeSantis said in a Tuesday press conference that he was assigning the Office of Statewide Prosecution to conduct its own investigation, as he does not believe it is in &ldquo;the best interest&rdquo; to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-hammer-biden-harris-agenda-that-imposed-1-7-trillion-in-regulations-on-small-businesses-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Republicans hammer Biden-Harris agenda that imposed .7 trillion in regulations on small businesses - Washington Examiner\">federal agencies &#038;ldquo<\/a>;seeking to prosecute&rdquo; the former president to lead this investigation. The governor cited how the most recent assassination attempt was &ldquo;a violation of state law&rdquo; rather than federal law.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2599058&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0ff74f9b67770f6560386cb949176dd0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;In my judgment, it&rsquo;s not in the best interest of our state or our nation to have the same federal agencies that are seeking to prosecute Donald Trump leading this investigation, especially when the most serious straightforward offense constitutes a violation of state law but not federal law,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;In addition to holding the suspect accountable, the public deserves to know the truth about how this assassination came to be, and I have directed all state agencies to work expeditiously to be able to uncover the truth in addition to holding this suspect accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another reason Florida is doing its own investigation, the governor explained, is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-feds-are-helping-register-al-prisoners-to-vote\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Feds Are Helping Register AL Prisoners To Vote\">federal government &#038;ldquo<\/a>;does not have jurisdiction to bring an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">attempted murder charge<\/a>.&rdquo; DeSantis added that conducting an investigation at the state level allows the suspect, Ryan Wesley Routh, to receive life in prison, calling it &ldquo;a huge reason&rdquo; for Florida to investigate the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, they cannot pursue charges to the extent that we can, and yes, I do think that there&rsquo;s a lot of concern about how these agencies have operated, and the state of Florida, for us, all we&rsquo;re interested in is the truth,&rdquo; DeSantis said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not involved in any of those other things that the Justice Department or the FBI have been involved in. So, it&rsquo;s better for the public, and it&rsquo;s better for justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;IF YOU LET ME FINISH!&#8217;: DeSantis spats with reporter over Florida seeking to file attempted murder charges against Trump assassination suspect versus the federal government<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have the ability to pursue potentially life in prison under state law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They cannot pursue charges&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y2hsZz7NJr\">pic.twitter.com\/Y2hsZz7NJr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Florida&rsquo;s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLVoiceNews\/status\/1836038036695519256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>On X, DeSantis wrote that Florida has jurisdiction over &ldquo;the most serious, readily provable offense,&rdquo; that being an attempted murder of the former president. He also stated that accountability would be upheld in his state, as Florida residents and the entire country &ldquo;deserve no less.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The State of Florida is conducting its own investigation into the second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. It is not in the best interests of our state and nation to have the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-norman-doj-is-hiding-how-its-complying-with-bidens-voter-registration-drive\/\" title=\"Rep. Norman: DOJ Is Hiding How It\u2019s Complying with Biden\u2019s Voter Registration Drive\">federal agencies seeking<\/a> to prosecute Trump leading this investigation. <\/p>\n<p>As&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l61XCoe0ls\">pic.twitter.com\/l61XCoe0ls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1836050977532592299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides the investigations announced by DeSantis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Secret Service<\/a>, the congressional task force investigating Trump&rsquo;s first assassination attempt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3155146\/four-investigations-second-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>is expanding its investigation into Sunday&rsquo;s attempt<\/a>. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), who is leading the task force, and ranking member Jason Crow (D-CO) have requested a briefing from the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Trump<\/a> argued his father is taking &ldquo;every bullet literally and figuratively&rdquo; while campaigning for president and said these bullets are &ldquo;only going one way.&rdquo; He rebuked Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic lawmakers for calling his father &ldquo;a threat to democracy&rdquo; and warned the United States would become &ldquo;a Third World country&rdquo; should Trump or any other presidential candidate get assassinated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762727\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762727\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DeSantis: Florida Should Lead Investigation into Trump Assassination Attempt<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) emphasized the importance of Florida conducting its own investigation into the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, asserting that the public deserves clarity on how this incident occurred. During a press conference on Tuesday, DeSantis announced that he would assign the Office of Statewide Prosecution to handle the investigation, expressing his belief that it is not in &#8220;the best interest&#8221; of either Florida or the nation for federal agencies\u2014who are also pursuing prosecution against Trump\u2014to take charge. He pointed out that this latest assassination attempt constitutes a violation of state law rather than federal law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In my view, it&#8217;s not beneficial for our state or country to have federal agencies involved in prosecuting Donald Trump lead this investigation,&#8221; DeSantis stated. &#8220;The public has a right to know how this situation unfolded, and I have instructed all state agencies to work swiftly to uncover the truth while ensuring accountability for the suspect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis further explained that one reason for conducting a state-level investigation is because federal authorities lack jurisdiction over attempted murder charges. He noted that pursuing charges at the state level could result in life imprisonment for suspect Ryan Wesley Routh, which he described as &#8220;a significant reason&#8221; for Florida&#8217;s involvement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can pursue charges more effectively than they can,&#8221; DeSantis remarked. &#8220;Our focus is solely on uncovering the truth without being entangled in other matters involving federal agencies like the Justice Department or FBI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On social media platform X, DeSantis reiterated Florida&#8217;s jurisdiction over what he termed &#8220;the most serious and easily provable offense,&#8221; namely Trump&#8217;s attempted murder. He affirmed his commitment to ensuring accountability within his state because both Floridians and Americans deserve nothing less.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Florida&#8217;s investigations led by DeSantis, both the FBI and Secret Service are involved, while a congressional task force investigating Trump&#8217;s first assassination attempt is expanding its inquiry into Sunday\u2019s event. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), who leads this task force along with ranking member Jason Crow (D-CO), has requested an update from Secret Service officials.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Eric Trump voiced concerns about his father&#8217;s safety during his presidential campaign and criticized Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic lawmakers who label him as \u201ca threat to democracy.\u201d He warned that if Trump or any presidential candidate were assassinated, it could lead America down a path toward becoming \u201ca Third World country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2342293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DeSantis-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34943,4980,36688,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2342292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-desantis","tag-federal-agencies","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DeSantis-assassination-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}