Mara gay. White house editor for politico, sam stein. You saw him on way too early. And the founder of the conservative website, the bulwark, charlie sykes. It is a great group. Thank you for being with us this morning. Well begin the week with the latest on those new charges against former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case. Today, a newly introduced third defendant, the Property Manager at former president s florida home, is scheduled to be arraigned in miami Federal Court. Carlos de oliveira was named in a Superseding Indictment last week and charged in four counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to the fbi. According to prosecutors, trump directed both de oliveira and his valet, walt nauta, to destroy Security Camera footage last year from the Room Monitoring where boxes of classified documents were being stored at maralago. That alleged order came just days after the fbi issued a subpoena for that same footage. Its unclear
Lawmakers made it easier to demolish historic buildings, expanded the Live Local Act and created rules for vacation rentals during the 2024 legislative session.
In response to complaints about the lack of effective oversight and funding for the Florida agency that oversees many matters involving community associations, it appears the state’s lawmakers are preparing to take action from the start of the 2024 legislative session that officially got underway on Tuesday. Jennifer Bradley of northeastern Florida and Jason Pizzo of southeastern Broward County have filed the bipartisan Senate Bill 1178, which would expand the oversight and enforcement of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the agency that regulates condominium and homeowners associations. It would require the DBPR to conduct random audits of community associations to determine compliance with the website/application process for official records and refer suspected criminal activity to law enforcement agencies, and it would enable its representatives to attend association board meetings.