Governor Rick Scott is doubling down on questioning the source of Senator Nelson’s claim that there has been foreign intervention in Florida’s voting systems.
After holding a cabinet meeting in Tallahassee, Governor Scott questioned that if Senator Nelson “does have classified information how did he get it? I don’t think he’s entitled to it, and why would he release it to a reporter? … If it’s not true, then why didn’t he just come and say it’s not true?”
He continued explaining that “From my standpoint, we’re in the middle of a primary election, people are voting, absentee ballots are out, early voting has started in some places and people need to know the facts. And I don’t think he’s been transparent.”
And, last week, the DHS released a statement explaining that “While we are aware of Senator Nelson’s recent statements, we have not seen any new compromises by Russian actors of election infrastructure. That said, we don’t need to wait for a specific threat to be ready. DHS and Florida state and county officials have partnered on a number of initiatives to secure their election systems, including sharing threat information between the federal, state and local governments, conducting training for county election supervisors, and providing technical assistance to counties – as we are with other jurisdictions across the country.”