The White House is hitting pause on Florida Deputy Attorney General John Guard’s judicial confirmation for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, amid the ongoing inquiry into allegations of misspending Hope Florida funds, according to multiple reports .

Guard was nominated by Trump to the bench in the Middle District, but was subpoenaed in relation to the Hope Florida scandal.

“The White House doesn’t have any reason to really believe that John broke the law, but it doesn’t want a nasty confirmation fight about this until it all gets cleared up,” a source with direct knowledge of the confirmation told Axios .

At issue is a $10 million Medicaid settlement that was sent to the Hope Florida Foundation, led by First Lady Casey DeSantis, to help

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