Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday there was “no basis” for local prosecutors to open an investigation related to the state’s Hope Florida Foundation and called the Republican lawmaker who provided documents to the state attorney’s office a “jackass.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday lashed out after the Leon County State Attorney’s Office confirmed an open investigation related to a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope

The Hope Florida Foundation has been mired in controversy since state Republicans began examining why the nonprofit received $10 million from a Medicaid settlement.