Attorney George Conway
“It’s all play-acting, it’s performance art,” Conway, who made a name for himself as a high-profile critic of the Trump White House, said during an appearance on CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday.
The governor’s proposal seeks $6 million to hire 52 people to establish the Office of Election Crimes and Security which would be part of the Flordia Department of State. DeSantis wants the office to specifically “investigate, detect, apprehend, and arrest anyone for an alleged violation” of election laws, The Washington Post reported.
“It’s designed for DeSantis to protect himself … so that nobody can accuse him of being soft on the great election fraud, the fraudulent fake election fraud of 2020, and it’s just pathetic,” Conway added on Wednesday, noting that former President Trump
“This election was just a remarkable feat of democracy. It should’ve been celebrated. We were in the middle of a global pandemic and yet we had the greatest turnout we’ve had in decades,” he also said.
DeSantis, who is seen by many as a prospective GOP presidential candidate in 2024, said during his State of the State address that the office would “ensure that elections are conducted in accordance with the rule of law.”
“I propose an election integrity unit whose sole focus will be the enforcement of Florida’s election laws,” he said, according to the Post.
“This will facilitate the faithful enforcement of election laws and will provide Floridians with the confidence that their vote will matter,” the governor added.
The Hill has reached out to DeSantis for comment.
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