TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has bragged about his influence with politicians, urged Gov. Rick Scott to give a judgeship to a Florida attorney whose work appears at odds with Trump's hard-line stance on immigration, newly released emails show. The emails posted online late last week by the Scott administration show Trump recommended that the governor appoint Jose Izquierdo, a well-regarded attorney who had backing from several other South Florida Republicans.
"Dear Rick: A friend of mine recommended this gentleman for a judgeship in Broward County. From what I understand, he is very well-respected in the legal community. Thank you. Sincerely, Donald," read the May 10 email, to which a two-page biography of Izquierdo was attached. Thirteen days after Trump's recommendation, Scott appointed the attorney as a Broward County circuit judge.
Izquierdo, a Cuban-American born in Florida, has represented criminal immigrants, spoken on immigration issues and once represented the consulates of Mexico and Honduras...
It's not clear whether Trump knew that Izquierdo had done work at odds with many of Trump's policy positions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-as...point-attorney-bench-180258807--election.html
"Dear Rick: A friend of mine recommended this gentleman for a judgeship in Broward County. From what I understand, he is very well-respected in the legal community. Thank you. Sincerely, Donald," read the May 10 email, to which a two-page biography of Izquierdo was attached. Thirteen days after Trump's recommendation, Scott appointed the attorney as a Broward County circuit judge.
Izquierdo, a Cuban-American born in Florida, has represented criminal immigrants, spoken on immigration issues and once represented the consulates of Mexico and Honduras...
It's not clear whether Trump knew that Izquierdo had done work at odds with many of Trump's policy positions.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-as...point-attorney-bench-180258807--election.html
