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Andrew Gillum, who reached historical heights as the first Black Democratic nominee for Florida governor, was accused of illegally tapping into campaign funds for personal use and lying to the FBI.
The public corruption trial of Andrew Gillum and Sharon Lettman-Hicks entered its second week and sixth day as a Gillum donor and former aide take the stand.
The agent known as Mike Miller testified this morning that he asked lobbyist Adam Corey to procure “party favors and co-eds” for another FBI agent.
“This case is about what happens when you put a target on someone’s back,” his attorney said. “And then they twist and they force the evidence in the direction of the targets.”
Andrew Gillum, who once stood at the precipice of statewide power and national political prominence, will appear in a Tallahassee courtroom as his public corruption trial begins.