The Republican lawmaker who spent much of the legislative session investigating Hope Florida is now facing accusations that he bullied his way into key information in his probe.
In a letter directed Thursday to the Florida House speaker, a key witness alleged that state Rep. Alex Andrade pressured her into divulging details about the $5 million her group received from the Hope Florida Foundation by holding a budget request over her head. She also says Andrade told her he would keep her comments confidential, only to share them publicly.
Amy Ronshausen, the executive director of Save Our Society From Drugs, said she only spoke to Andrade, the chairman of a House panel probing Hope Florida, “under duress.”…