With Florida Department of Law Enforcement's resources being spread thinner because of the increased focus on protecting DeSantis and on undocumented immigration, there is a fueling perception that the agency is becoming politicized.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's top law enforcement agency is diverting waves of additional resources toward Gov. Ron DeSantis — for both his protection and his priorities — including adding more agents and spending more money as the governor begins frequent national travel for his presidential campaign.
The finger-pointing comes at a time when the FDLE's resources are being spread thinner because of the increased focus on protecting DeSantis as his presidential campaign begins and its increased focus on undocumented immigration — a top political priority for DeSantis that he regularly uses to criticize President Joe Biden, which is fueling the perception that the agency is becoming politicized.
“I had a great working relationship with FDLE and the agents of the protective detail,” Scott said when asked to respond to FDLE’s statement. “Their protective and investigative work was an important part of Florida hitting record low crime rates over my eight years as governor.” Speaking publicly for the first time since his retirement, Swearingen said the idea that FDLE failed to request resources for protective operations over the past decade, as FDLE’s current leadership contends, is “simply not supported by facts.”
Though Plessinger did not respond to follow-up questions, members who served on Glass’ transition team said their concern was less about protective services being “critically underfunded,” as Plessinger put it, and more about the idea that protective services needed to be more centralized, rather than the more patchwork regional approach that relied on leadership from regions across the state.
He also said that as Glass’ transition team completed its work in mid-to-late 2022, a potential DeSantis presidential bid had already gotten significant buzz and was something that was part of the thought process.
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