In an obvious bit of performance art, Republican Florida Governor and animated Weeble Ron DeSantis tweeted that he would not authorize the extradition of Donald Trump from Florida to New York to face felony charges, expected to relate to an illegally payment to cover up a Trump affair with a porn star.
“The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head,” tweeted DeSantis, who unleashed untold criminal and civil penalties on people he’s targeting to garner political power among bigots, transphobes, homophobes and other Republicans. “It is un-American. The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent. Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda.”
However, according to Daily Beast legal correspondent Jose Pagliery, there’s not actually anything DeSantis can do to fully prevent Trump’s extradition to New York (and Trump is going to surrender anyway). He can drag his three-inch heels on it a bit, but there would be no staving off the inevitable. It’s just a little cheap shot at Donald, one that’ll probably get his fans even more pissed at Tiny D for not stopping Trump from flying to New York to surrender of his own accord.