Fact-checking an attack on Andrew Gillum’s ties to an FBI investigation in Tallahassee

In his campaign for Florida governor, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has faced attacks over an ongoing FBI corruption probe related to development in his city. Gillum has pushed back by saying he isn’t the target of law enforcement. But Republicans who support their party’s nominee, Rep. Ron DeSantis, are playing up Gillum’s connections to the probe. A Republican Party of Florida TV ad splices together soundbites from TV reporters with a sinister narrator to paint a portrait of Gillum as a man in investigators’ crosshairs. "Andrew Gillum is running for governor and also from the FBI," the ad says. That’s ... >>More