for that aviation company appears to have gone dark last friday. that is important. that was right around the time it first game public that vertol systems was the company that got paid by the state of florida to run governor ron desantis stunt of flying migrants from texas to martha s vineyard. governor desantis admission is refusing to release the details of a $12 million contract entered into with vertol systems. the daily beast reports that they pawed them more than double the market price to fly migrants from san antonio to martha s vineyard last week. why is this mysterious little flight company getting so much money from florida taxpayers? probably has something to do with the fact that vertol systems has numerous times to republican politicians in the state of florida. vertol systems former lawyer, larry keefe, is now in charge of
as i wrote today. they got $1.6 million for two flights. one of which didn t happen. we have no idea really what happened to that money outside of the fact that roughly 50 migrants were flown over from san antonio, texas to martha s vineyard. the state program that this was authorized under said it was for unauthorized aliens from this state. but they didn t get them from this state. they got them from texas. that s not what the law says. that s not what the budget says that authorized this. in addition, these migrants were not unauthorized aliens when you talk to their lawyers. they said these were asylum seeking migrants mostly if not all venezuelan. therefore, they were authorized to be in the united states. so a program for unauthorized aliens to be removed from florida wound up enrich something company based out in the panhandle of air charter company to remove authorized aliens from texas.
czar. his portfolio, as you mention, is over immigration. he was the lawyer for this company. we would like to know, did he recommend this company? and what was his relationship with this company when under discussion? again, no answers. there are a number of republican ties to this plot that make you think it s just slightly political. mark caputo, national reporter for nbc news digital, thank you for your reporting. thank you. coming up, three high powered attorneys, you can see them right here, they emerged from a d.c. federal courthouse today. they all represent former donald trump. so why were they there? but next, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas greenfield joins me in studio to discuss historic protests for women s rights and much more. s for wome rights and much more
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