Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleges political effort to hurt its business

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JUST IN: Disney has sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the Republican governor has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” over the company.

Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the Republican governor has waged a "relentless campaign to weaponize government power" over the company.

The federal lawsuit alleges that a campaign to punish Disney over its political views was "orchestrated at every step" by DeSantis and now threatens the company's business. The lawsuit was filed on the same day that a board of supervisors, picked by DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World's operations, moved to undo a development deal that it says Disney struck toThe panel unanimously voted to declare "void and unenforceable" that development deal, which was approved shortly before DeSantis replaced the Disney-approved board with his preferred supervisors.

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