DeSantis calls out Gillum and ‘his dizzying web of deception’

An FBI investigation is hanging like a cloud over Democrat Socialist candidate for governor of Florida Andrew Gillum. A Tallahassee Reports article titled “BREAKING NEWS: Adam Corey’s Attorney Says Gillum Never Paid for Costa Rica Accommodations” notes:

Approximately three hours after gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum released documents that he claims supports his assertion that he paid his own way on his controversial trips to New York and Costa Rica, his “former friend” is saying something different.

According to veteran reporter Gary Fineout, Adam Corey’s attorney, Chris Kise, is stating that Gillum did not pay for his accommodations while in Costa Rica.

Also, Fineout is reporting that Kise says Gillum’s version of how he ended up with a free ticket to the Hamilton play in New York is “nonsense.”

Kise says that Corey did not swap tickets with Andrew Gillum’s brother, Marcus, and that Corey did not buy the Hamilton ticket.

So, if Marcus Gillum and Adam Corey did not pay for Andrew Gillum’s ticket, who did?

Fineout’s tweet is listed below.

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The Ron DeSantis for Governor of Florida campaign released the following:

Last night, Andrew Gillum’s campaign released partial receipt documentation from his trips to Costa Rica and New York City with lobbyists and undercover FBI agents. This comes after weeks of Gillum promising to release them, and amidst an ongoing ethics investigation into the trips by the state commission on ethics.

The problem? The “release” was incomplete at best, and at worst just another attempt by Andrew Gillum to obscure the truth. The missing pieces include accounting for:

NEW YORK CITY TRIP

• A receipt for his airfare to and from New York City.
• A ticket to the Broadway show “Hamilton”, which Gillum claimed he received from his brother. (Which Adam Corey, through his lawyer, has since denied).
• A ticket for a Statue of Liberty boat ride, which was organized and attended by undercover FBI agents.
• Any receipts for other expenditures during the trip.
• Proof of payment for his New York City hotel (as opposed to an unmarked folio “bill”).

COSTA RICA TRIP

• Proof of purchase for Mayor Gillum’s plane ticket (His wife’s receipt was only documentation provided).
• A breakdown of exactly how much Gillum paid “in cash” for his portion of the trip.
  • His receipt simply shows a $400 cash withdrawal, but this raises even more questions:
    • If he actually paid his and his wife’s fair share of the trip, it would be more than $400.
    • Note: Adam Corey’s lawyer has since refuted even this premise by saying “to date Mr. Corey has not received any cash from the mayor.”

Some of these questions have already been correctly outlined by Politico.

The Tallahassee Democrat also noted: “But the early evening document drop by Gillum’s campaign for governor was more remarkable for what it didn’t include — receipts from any of the outings he took in New York City in August 2016 with his former friend, lobbyist Adam Corey, his brother, Marcus Gillum and two undercover FBI agents. There was nothing to show who paid for his tickets to “Hamilton” or his stay at the Millennium Hotel or who exactly arranged for boat outings to the Statue of Liberty.”

When it comes to Andrew Gillum’s Tallahassee dealings, his dizzying web of deception is quickly entangling his bid for Governor. The voters of Florida—and the FBI—are catching on quickly, and it won’t be long before Gillum is simply forced to answer.

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EDITORS NOTE: The featured images of Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis are courtesy of Fox News.

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