BREAKING: Former DeSantis rival Andrew Gillum indicted on 21 felonies stemming from gubernatorial campaign

Andrew Gillum, who ran against Governor Ron DeSantis for Florida's governorship, has been charged with 21 felonies related to that election bid. The charges came down on Wednesday, and Gillum reportedly told associates that he expected the indictment to come down.

Gillum, whose aspirations were dashed after he was found heavily intoxicated in a Miami Beach hotel room with methamphetamines in 2020, released a statement on the indictment, saying that the case against him was political in nature, and that "There's been a target on my back ever since I was the mayor of Tallahassee." He further stated his innocence of the charges.

Andrew Gillum, the once-rising Florida Democratic star who narrowly lost his 2018 gubernatorial race against Ron DeSantis, has told associates that he expects to be indicted in federal court as early as today for alleged fraud tied to his campaign, NBC News has learned.

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