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In the wake of the New York state indictment of Donald Trump, Florida governor Ron DeSantis moved to turn the clock to the days of Capone’s interstate bootlegging and racketeering by declaring that his state, where Trump keeps his Mar-a-Lago home “will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue”

Hours after a spokesman from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office confirmed reports that a grand jury had indicted former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued a statement that read: “Florida will not assist in an extradition request given the questionable circumstances at issue with this Soros-backed Manhattan prosecutor and his political agenda.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested he could stop Trump from being extradited, but does he actually have the power to do so?

Trump and his defenders are priming his supporters to reject our legal system.

After Trump's indictment, Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted that Florida would not help with any extradition of Trump, should it be necessary.

The former president is a Florida resident. That might matter if hes indicted in Manhattan.

Abortion opponents will try to restrict travel as state border crossing becomes necessary to obtain a legal abortion.

Seven current Montana Supreme Court justices sat on a raised stage in the Dennison Theatre on April 15 to hear dueling oral arguments in a civil-qualified immunity case on the

The Constitution doesnt shield Trump from extradition. DeSantis could still try. The Constitution doesnt shield Trump from extradition. That doesnt mean DeSantis wont try. Former President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews on Jan. 12, 2021.Doug Mills / NYT via Redux file May 14, 2021, 5:20 PM UTC A series of sensational news reports on Thursday suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who many view as a contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — coul...

Dont show me this message again✕ Article bookmarked Dont show me this message again✕ The walls are closing in on Donald Trump. Not the big, beautiful walls on the southern border, but potential felony charges in New York, Atlanta and Washington, DC.  Trump’s own impeachment lawyer posed the odd defense that the time to “go and arrest him” would be “after he’s out of office” during the Senate trial in which he was ultimately acquitted. Mitch McConnell, in his head-snapping mea c...