《佛罗里达报》称，唐纳德·特朗普总统领导的司法部在2025年底调查了这一争议事件，但该机构内部消息人士告诉当地媒体，”没有理由就此展开调查”，且”预计不会采取进一步行动”。
“针对希望佛罗里达基金会的政治迫害是由左翼媒体及其’共和党温和派’盟友策划的，”德桑蒂斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道独家采访时回应报道称，”正如我们从一开始所说，所有机构行动都是恰当且合法的。”
德桑蒂斯补充道：”希望佛罗里达计划仍然是全国所有州中最成功的保守派反贫困项目。”
特朗普支持的多诺尔德斯誓言延续德桑蒂斯”轨迹”，将佛罗里达推向”全新高度”
美国司法部尚未公开证实该投诉已被驳回。福克斯新闻数字频道已联系司法部寻求置评。
这一争议的起源是：主要专注于医疗补助（Medicaid）和医疗保险等政府赞助项目的大型健康保险公司Centene同意向佛罗里达州医疗保健管理局返还6700万美元，以解决其被指控的医疗补助账单过高问题。2024年9月和解协议最终敲定后，追回资金中的1000万美元被定向转入希望佛罗里达基金会。
希望佛罗里达基金会随后将这笔1000万美元分为两笔500万美元的赠款，分配给两个501(c)(4)组织：”拯救社会免于毒品”（Save Our Society from Drugs）和”确保佛罗里达未来”（Secure Florida’s Future, Inc.）。
在分配的资金中，最终有850万美元流向了”保持佛罗里达清洁”（Keep Florida Clean）政治行动委员会，该委员会因致力于挫败佛罗里达州第3修正案（通过宪法修正案将娱乐性大麻合法化）而闻名。州长夫人凯西·德桑蒂斯（Casey DeSantis）本人曾被传可能竞选佛罗里达州州长，她一直反对大麻合法化。
批评者认为，这些资金本应来自政府和解协议，却不应被转移到用于政治竞选的政治行动委员会。
这笔资金最初由佛罗里达州共和党众议员亚历克斯·安德拉德（Alex Andrade）发现，他在6月告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，德桑蒂斯当时的幕僚长、现任司法部长詹姆斯·乌斯迈尔（James Uthmeier）被指是资金转移运动的主要策划者。
安德拉德当时指出，他”看不出凯西或[罗恩]德桑蒂斯有参与其中”。
德桑蒂斯向特朗普释放和解信号，佛罗里达州支持”让美国再次健康”计划
据报道，特朗普政府司法部驳回投诉，是总统与一位曾是 Oval Office（椭圆形办公室，代指总统职位）激烈竞争对手的州长示好的又一例证。
自两人在被认为势均力敌的共和党总统初选中对决以来，德桑蒂斯与特朗普的关系已发生演变。德桑蒂斯备受期待的竞选在新罕布什尔州初选前戛然而止，这位佛罗里达州州长表示他看不到获胜的路径。
尽管有传言称凯西·德桑蒂斯可能在2026年竞选佛罗里达州州长，但佛罗里达州共和党众议员拜伦·多诺尔德斯（Byron Donalds）已正式宣布参选，并获得特朗普的支持。
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis celebrated how the Department of Justice reportedly decided to dismiss a complaint into the Hope Florida scandal that rocked the former presidential candidate and became a talking point for DeSantis critics.
The Floridian reported that President Donald Trump’s DOJ looked into the controversy in late 2025, but a source within the agency told the local outlet that there is “no predicate to open up an intake on this” and that “no further action is anticipated.”
“The witch hunt against the Hope Florida Foundation was orchestrated by left-wing media and their RINO allies,” DeSantis said in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital in response to the report. “As we’ve said from day one, all agency actions were appropriate and legally sound.”
“The Hope Florida initiative continues to be the most successful conservative anti-poverty initiative of any state in the country,” DeSantis added.
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The Justice Department has not publicly confirmed the complaint has been dropped. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for comment.
The controversy originated after Centene, a major health insurance company focused on government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, agreed to return $67 million to Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicaid. After the settlement was finalized in September 2024, $10 million of the recovered funds was directed to the Hope Florida Foundation.
The Hope Florida Foundation then distributed the $10 million as two $5 million grants to 501(c)(4) organizations: Save Our Society from Drugs and Secure Florida’s Future, Inc.
Of the funds distributed, $8.5 million ultimately flowed to Keep Florida Clean, a political action committee known for its efforts to defeat Florida Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana through a constitutional change. Casey DeSantis, the governor’s wife who has been floated as a potential candidate for governor herself, has consistently expressed opposition to the legalization of marijuana.
Critics argue that the funds that wound up at Keep Florida Clean, which existed due to a government settlement, should never have been funneled into a political action committee for political campaigning.
The funds were originally unearthed by Florida state Republican Rep. Alex Andrade, who told Fox News Digital in June that DeSantis’ then-chief of staff turned attorney general, James Uthmeier, was allegedly the lead culprit of the movement of funds.
Andrade noted at the time that he didn’t “see how Casey or [Ron] DeSantis are involved.”
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Trump’s DOJ reportedly dismissing the complaint is yet another example of the president breaking bread with a governor who was once a fierce opponent for the Oval Office.
DeSantis’s relationship with Trump has evolved since the two faced off in what was thought to be a toss-up GOP primary election for the White House. DeSantis’s highly anticipated run was stopped short just before the New Hampshire primary, with the Florida governor stating he didn’t see a path to victory.
Rumors continue to swirl whether Casey DeSantis will enter the race for Florida governor in 2026, though Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has already declared his candidacy and received an endorsement from Trump.
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June 12 is the filing deadline to run for governor in the Sunshine State, should Casey DeSantis decide to enter the field.
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