TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday assigned a state investigation into a gunman’s suspected plot to kill former President Donald Trump to the office of Attorney General Ashley Moody, a move that he said was due in part to his distrust in federal law enforcement officials being able to conduct a fair investigation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday assigned a state investigation into a gunman’s suspected plot to kill former President Donald Trump to the office of Attorney General Ashley Moody, a move that he said was due in part to his distrust in federal law enforcement officials being able to conduct a fair investigation.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Florida Highway Patrol are officially investigating the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Tuesday assigning the case to the statewide prosecutor.

Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 24-197 directing Florida’s law enforcement agencies—the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)—to investigate the assassination attempt against Donald Trump,

What Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s probe into the apparent Trump assassination attempt means and why some legal experts are concerned.

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the federal charges against Ryan Routh Tuesday, promising to launch a statewide probe and pursue harsher criminal charges.