Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018, was acquitted of lying to the FBI in a corruption case that also involved illegal use of campaign contributions.

Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is on trial in federal court on charges of corruption and lying to the FBI.

A federal judge in Florida has refused to throw out criminal charges against former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is facing 21 federal charges related to a scheme to seek donations and funnel a portion of them back to him through third parties.

Burnette entered the federal courthouse facing 70 years on five corruption convictions.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Political experts say it’s no fluke: the once-red Duval County has become more purple, a development that could give the county a key role to play in the 2020 general election. “Duval County is trending purple and it’s become very much a purple county,” News4Jax Political Analyst Rick Mullaney said. “People tend to think of Duval County as red because it’s surrounded by red counties when you look at Nassau, when you look at Clay County. Mullaney explains that Duval County is unique, with the largest Black voting population by percentage, among the state’s larger counties, at nearly 30 percent. That potentially is good news for Joe Biden when it comes to Duval County.”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – During an interview on the Tamron Hall Show with his wife by his side, former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum told a television audience that he identifies as bisexual. Gillum said on the “Tamron Hall Show” that he doesn’t “identify as gay, but I do identify as bisexual. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried tweeted: “Sending you love, acceptance, grace, and strength @AndrewGillum”Chris King was Gillum’s running mate in 2018. ?”Shevrin Jones, a Democratic member of the Florida House running for the State Senate, tweeted: "Love you Andrew Gillum. This interview is reason 2020 why Andrew Gillum is my brother and friend, and have been for over 18 years.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, told a television interviewer he is bisexual, responding to rumors swirling since March when he was found intoxicated in a hotel room with two men, including one who works as a male escort. “I don’t identify as gay but I do identify as bisexual,” Gillum told Tamron Hall on her syndicated talk show, which aired Monday. Gillum was an upset winner of the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2018 and was the first African American to be nominated for the office by the two major parties. Gillum was found in a Miami Beach hotel room on at 1 a.m. March 13 by paramedics responding to a drug overdose, police said then. Police say Gillum and two other men were in the hotel room.

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum emerged Monday from self-imposed political exile with a social media post addressing depression and alcoholism after a March incident involving a man who reportedly overdosed in a South Beach hotel room. In an 11-minute video posted Monday on Instagram, Gillum --- once viewed as a rising star on the national political scene --- spoke about the impact of losing the 2018 governors race to Republican Ron DeSantis. It was a reminder that I had let so many people down.After narrowly losing the race, Gillum went on to work as a political analyst for CNN. In Mondays video, Gillum urged other people struggling with alcoholism or depression to seek help. Gillum, who will turn 41 on Saturday, did not elaborate on his plans for the future.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida candidate for governor Andrew Gillum disclosed Sunday that he is entering a rehabilitation facility, saying he had fallen into a depression and alcohol abuse after losing his bid for the state's highest post. The Miami Beach police report said Gillum was allowed to leave the hotel for home after he was checked out medically. “I apologize to the people of Florida for the distraction this has caused for our movement.”According to police, fire rescue crews were called to the Miami Beach hotel around 1 a.m. Friday regarding a suspected drug overdose. Police say Gillum and two other men were in the hotel room. Gillum was the first black nominee in a major political party to run for governor in Florida.

Former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum is named in a police report Friday saying he was “inebriated" and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities found baggies of suspected crystal methamphetamine.