Governor Ron DeSantis (R) answered questions on Donald Trump’s right to vote on Friday after the sham Manhattan jury ruled that the former president was guilty of falsifying documents to pay for porn star Stormy Daniels, an issue the former president vehemently denied.
DeSantis weighed on X, “Former President Donald Trump hasn’t lost his voting rights in Florida. Rights are not removed in Florida where they haven’t yet been stripped in the convicting jurisdiction.”
The Florida governor also lambasted the “absurd nature” of the New York trial led by Soros-backed prosecutor, Alvin Bragg.
He wrote, “That said, given the absurd nature of the New York prosecution of Trump, this would be an easy case to qualify for restoration of rights per the Florida Clemency Board, which I chair.”
“The bottom line is that Donald Trump’s vote this November will be one of millions that demonstrate Florida is now a solid Republican state!” DeSantis ended.
Trump and his legal team pledged to appeal the case at once, and even legal analysts, including Alan Dershowitz, argue that the appeal is winnable given the circumstances. However, with the verdict at hand, the former president can now be considered one of all the victims of political persecution by the Biden communist regime, leading people to ask if Trump would still be allowed to vote.
Florida, the primary residence of Trump, has long prohibited felons from casting votes unless they have already served their sentence.
However, under the New York state law, where Trump is convicted, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee can still cast his ballot in November since he is not serving his sentence yet.
Blair Bowie of the Campaign Legal Center also echoed DeSantis and clarified that the former president has not lost his ability to vote in Florida.
“If a Floridian’s voting rights are restored in the state of conviction (or they don’t lose their right to vote there), they are restored under Florida law,” Bowie said in a blog post.
She added, “This would not apply to cases in federal courts located in other states, like the January 6 cases in federal court in Washington, DC, however.”
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson has also called on the Supreme Court to step in amid the travesty created by Bragg and Biden.
“There’s a lot of developments yet to come, but I do believe the Supreme Court should step in, obviously, this is totally unprecedented—and it’s dangerous to our system,” the House Speaker argued.
He also blasted the Democrats for dragging out the legal process to derail Trump and his campaign.
