Moody filed the lawsuit in federal court after reports that a FEMA supervisor directed aid workers to avoid going to homes in Lake Placid that had yard signs supporting Trump.

FEMA earlier this week said it fired an employee who advised her survivor assistance team in Florida to not go to homes with yard signs supporting Trump. FEMA said the matter was referred for investigation to the Office of Special Counsel.

The official, who has since been fired, said she was merely following protocol to avoid potentially hostile encounters.

Florida sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director and an employee who was fired for telling a survivor assistance team after Hurricane Milton not to visit homes displaying signs supporting President-elect Trump’s candidacy.

Florida has filed a lawsuit against officials FEMA over alleged discrimination of hurricane victims based on their political support for President-elect Donald Trump.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing current and former FEMA officials after allegations that the agency ignored storm victims who supported President-elect Trump.

I am taking swift legal action to find out how far this political discrimination reaches,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the civil rights of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.