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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell after disaster relief workers were told to avoid hurricane-damaged homes with Trump signs in their yards.
Moody says at least 20 Florida homes were skipped over as a result of the guidance from a FEMA supervisor. But the former supervisor, Marn'i Washington, says it happened in other areas after Helene and Milton and that the orders came from FEMA higher-ups. Washington is also named in the lawsuit.
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder wants to help local homeowners who may have been bypassed.
"We had over 600 homes that were damaged by tornadoes. If anybody out there feels like they've been passed over because of some political signs they have, if they call the Sheriff's Office, we'll get them in touch with (Attorney) General Moody's office."
Snyder tells CBS 12 News that he suspects there were houses skipped over in Martin County due to the area voting heavily in favor of President-elect Trump in the election.
Moody is asking a court to declare that FEMA conspired to interfere with the civil rights of Floridians.