By MARIANE ANGELA | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Thursday that she filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), alleging discrimination against hurricane victims who supported President-elect Donald Trump.
Moody filed a lawsuit against FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and a former FEMA supervisor for violating the civil rights of Florida residents in the response to Hurricanes Helene in September and Milton in October. The lawsuit claims that FEMA personnel intentionally avoided assisting Trump-supporting residents in Lake Placid, Fla.
Hurricane season is not over, and the federal agency in charge of emergency response is embroiled in scandal – withholding aid from storm victims in Florida who support @realDonaldTrump.
I am taking swift legal action to find out how far FEMA’s political discrimination reaches… pic.twitter.com/D7fr0gXlNm
— AG Ashley Moody (@AGAshleyMoody) November 14, 2024
A FEMA supervisor allegedly directed aid teams to avoid homes of Trump supporters while distributing relief after Hurricane Milton in Florida, as revealed by internal communications and federal staff. Marn’i Washington, a Disaster Survivor Assistance crew leader in Highlands County, was identified as the supervisor behind the directive, according to The Daily Wire, which shared a flowchart displaying the leadership structure.
FEMA disclosed it had terminated Washington, and the case has been referred to the Office of Special Counsel for further investigation, Reuters reported. Criswell called the actions “a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to serve all people impartially.”
Washington stated Tuesday that such actions were not an “isolated” event. Washington, who led a Disaster Survivor Assistance team in Highlands County, claimed that similar practices occurred in North and South Carolina following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
FEMA did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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