Florida's governor said Tuesday the state will run its own investigation and seek tougher charges against the man suspected of trying to shoot Donald Trump, potentially including attempted murder, as

A state prosecutor will lead the probe under the supervision of Attorney General Ashley Moody, who said that beginning a simultaneous investigation with the FBI "doesn't mean it's a turf war."

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday assigned a state investigation into a gunman’s suspected plot to kill former President Donald Trump to the office of Attorney General Ashley Moody, a move that he said was due in part to his distrust in federal law enforcement officials being able to conduct a fair investigation.

The governor had state law enforcement agencies kick off a separate investigation from the federal government and said he had Trump’s blessing.

Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the federal charges against Ryan Routh Tuesday, promising to launch a statewide probe and pursue harsher criminal charges.