Top DeSantis aides could be deposed as part of travel records lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Several current and former officials working for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the state’s law enforcement agency could be questioned about a behind-the-scenes fight to keep the governor’s travel records from being turned over to The Washington Post.
Court records in a lawsuit filed by the Post against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show that lawyers representing the publication want to depose up to 10 people, including two former top staffers who were pushed out of the agency.
The Post’s move to question the aides has drawn an angry denunciation from the outside lawyers hired to represent the agency who contend that the news organization wants to ge...
