This is quite the scoop from Steve Contorno of the Tampa Bay Times.
Andrew Gillum, the Florida Dem who recently lost his race for governor, is the recipient of a federal grand jury subpoena that “demands information on the former Democratic candidate for governor, his campaign, his political committee, a wealthy donor, a charity he worked for and a former employer“:
BREAKING: A recent federal grand jury subpoena demanded information on Democrat Andrew Gillum, his campaign for Florida governor and his political committee, the @TB_Times has learned. https://t.co/Y69M5Uk7eZ
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) May 30, 2019
Gillum denied during the campaign that the scandal that enveloped other Dems in Tallahassee had nothing to do with him:
“Twenty-plus subpoenas have been issued and not one of them has anything to do with me,” Gillum said during the campaign.
But the recent one does.
— Mark Katches (@markkatches) May 30, 2019
Yeah, this didn’t hold up:
Gillum: "It should be shocking when a press secretary lies from behind the W.H. podium, unfortunately under Pres. Trump it's just another Monday … It's simply wrong to say Mayor Gillum is under FBI investigation—he’s not under FBI investigation and the FBI has confirmed it."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 30, 2018
It was always a risk that this scandal was going to end up on his doorstep:
BREAKING: Undercover FBI agent paid food tab for Andrew Gillum fundraiser, documents reveal https://t.co/tkT6YJlqaz
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 26, 2018
Gillum told the Tampa Bay Times that “I am confident we always did the right thing and complied fully with the law”:
Andrew Gillum on a recent federal grand jury subpoena that names him and his campaign:
"We stand ready to assist any future review of our work, because I am confident we always did the right thing and complied fully with the law.”https://t.co/Y69M5Uk7eZ
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) May 30, 2019
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I'm seeing a lot of comments suggesting this subpoena can be ignored bc Trump admin officials have so far not complied with subpoenas.
But there is a VAST difference between judicial subpoenas and Congressional subpoenas. Here's a good explainer:https://t.co/jhwVc9h9do https://t.co/JUu578pZkn
— Steve Contorno (@scontorno) May 30, 2019
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