TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday there was “no basis” for local prosecutors to open an investigation related to the state’s Hope Florida Foundation and called the Republican lawmaker who provided documents to the state attorney’s office a “jackass.”

The Hope Florida Foundation has been mired in controversy since state Republicans began examining why the nonprofit received $10 million from a Medicaid settlement.

The Hope Florida Foundation came under scrutiny this spring when Republican state lawmakers and news reporters drew attention to contributions it had made to political committees.