Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody stood by her call to open an investigation into Mike Bloomberg, who is allegedly paying the fines of black and Hispanic felons in Florida to allow them to vote.
“A More Cost-Effective Way Of Adding Votes To The Biden Column”
On Tuesday, it was revealed that the billionaire Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and failed Democratic presidential candidate, raised $16 million for the program to pay the fines and fees.
The effort is specifically designed to raise votes for Joe Biden.
A Bloomberg memo revealed that the former New York mayor saw the donations as “a more cost-effective way of adding votes to the Democratic column than investing money to persuade voters who already have the right to vote.”
“We know to win Florida we will need to persuade, motivate and add new votes to the Biden column,” the document continues.
“This means we need to explore all avenues for finding the needed votes when so many votes are already determined.”
Moody: “That May Be Illegal”
Ashley Moody, Florida’s Attorney General, called for an investigation into the funds.
The move came after Representative Matt Gaetz claimed that under Florida law “it’s a third-degree felony for someone to either directly or indirectly provide something of value to impact…
