Red state AG caught orchestrating fake protest campaign to discredit lawmaker probing him

New evidence has emerged that the Florida attorney general's office incited protests against a lawmaker who was investigating him.

According to the Tampa Bay Times, "In an apparent bout of political payback, a spokesperson for [James] Uthmeier reached out to faith groups falsely alleging that Rep. Alex Andrade was proposing cutting funding for the chain of anti-abortion clinics known as the Florida Pregnancy Care Network. Uthmeier’s spokesperson asked groups to protest and carry signs in...