DOJ veterans shot down Trump's claim that he helped Ron DeSantis win the Florida governor's race.
One former official said that Trump's statements were worthless.
The feds are looking into the possibility that the "Stop The Steal" protests were a way for the Capitol riot to get started.
Donald Trump took to social media on Thursday to try to take credit for the first election of a Republican governor in the state.
The nickname "Ron DeSanctimonious" was given to the newly reelected Republican by the string of posts on Truth Social. In another post, Trump made a new, remarkable claim about his previous support for the candidate.
"After the race, when votes were being stolen by the corrupt Election process in Broward County, and Ron was going down ten thousand votes a day, along with now-Senator Rick Scott," Trump wrote. His election was stopped from being stolen.
Several former Justice Department officials were taken aback by Trump's claims. Some people denied that the Justice Department and FBI investigated election fraud at Trump's request.
Sarah Isgur Flores served as a top Justice Department spokesman.
Four former FBI and Justice Department officials told Insider that Trump's claim was almost certainly false.
There is no chance. The former senior FBI official, who asked for anonymity to discuss the issue candidly, said that if it had happened, they wouldn't have heard about it. It appears to be a rant.
Democrats regained the majority in the House but lost in Florida. Andrew Gillum was the mayor of the capital city of Florida.
Scott's lead over Nelson was so small that a recount was needed in several locations.
Scott claimed that the slow pace of the recount allowed for illegal votes to be counted. Trump and other Republicans said Democrats were trying to steal the election.
Scores of pro-Trump and pro-Scott demonstrators held a "Stop the Steal" demonstration in Broward County, demanding that election officials stop the recount. Scott won the race by a large margin.
Four years later, Trump appeared to be referring to that allegation with his Truth Social post asserting that the election was nearly "stolen."
The race was not as close as Scott's was, and the aftermath of his election did not have the same drama. By the evening of November 6th, the election had been called.
Even though Scott's victory was uncertain in the days after the election, there was no reason why he wouldn't have had the votes needed to win.
The activities surrounding the Florida elections have attracted federal scrutiny, but not for the reasons the former president spouted off about.
According to The New York Times, prosecutors are looking into the possibility that the "Stop The Steal" protest and others in south Florida may have helped lead to the Capitol riot.
The Times reported that members of the far-right, including the Proud Boys and Roger Stone, supported the protest.
The members of the Proud Boys are set to go on trial next month. The trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers and four other members of the far-right group, who face accusations they plotted to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Trump to then-president, will follow.
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