Former President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department of "downplaying" an alleged assassination plot against him earlier this month and suggested state officials in Florida should take over the investigation and prosecution.
"The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July.
Trump has attacked the Justice Department for years, accusing the agency of targeting him after it brought charges against him in two separate cases.
Florida charges would be much more serious than the ones the FBI has announced," he wrote.
DeSantis issued an executive order last week ordering a state investigation into the incident.
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Locations:
Florida
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