A former attorney for the state of Florida says he resigned rather than continue sending cease-and-desist letters, which a federal judge has now called unconstitutional.

Top attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad,

John Wilson, general counsel for the Florida Department of Health, wrote in a sworn affidavit that officials from Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) office pushed him to threaten television stations with criminal prosecutions if they did not take down ads in support of a Florida abortion rights measure.

The former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said he resigned rather than send more letters, which he said he did not write, threatening criminal charges against TV stations.

A former Florida Department of Health attorney said in a sworn affidavit that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) office’s top