Michael Thompson declares war on Florida GOP with Anthony Sabatini appointment

Michael Thompson declares war on Florida GOP with Anthony Sabatini appointment

Newly elected Lee County GOP Chair Michael Thompson wasted no time declaring war on the Republican Party of Florida, led by Sen. Joe Gruters.

Just 48 hours after being elected by a one-vote margin on the third ballot of a bitterly contested contest, Thompson appointed Anthony Sabatini — a disgraced former state Representative who failed his feeble attempt at higher office and consistently makes a mockery of Florida, and the GOP — as the General Legal Counsel for the Lee County Republican Executive Committee.

Sabatini, it’s worth noting, is a former New York Democrat who previously did legal work for convicted sex trafficker Joel Greenburg.

Sabatini served four years in the Florida House and...

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