There is a new lawsuit alleging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP officials were behind a plot to eliminate competition for his appointee for state attorney.
The lawsuit also alleged DeSantis worked to keep a former Democratic state attorney, who he had removed last year, from winning back her job as the top prosecutor in central Florida.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Thomas Feiter, a Republican candidate for the State Attorney District covering metro Orlando, who lost the GOP primary to Seth Hyman.
Earlier this month, Hyman dropped out of the general election race in which he was facing DeSantis' appointee, Andrew Bain, and Democrat Monique Worrell.
After withdrawing from the race this month, Hyman endorsed Bain. No Republican was named by the state GOP to take Hyman's place on the general election ballot for November.
According to the lawsuit, the Republican officials supported Hyman's sham candidacy, knowing he would drop out of the race after winning the primary.
The lawsuit also alleges election fraud, violations of Florida's elections code and corruptly influencing voting.
It is asking that GOP primary results be declared invalid because of corruption, misconduct and fraud.
DeSantis claimed Worrell failed to prosecute crimes committed by minors and didn't seek mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes, putting the public in danger in her central Florida district.
DeSantis last year also removed State Attorney Andrew Warren over his signing of pledges that he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition treatments.
DeSantis also disagreed with his policies on not bringing charges for certain low-level crimes.
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