Florida AG launches criminal investigation into Tate brothers

• The British-American brothers — self-proclaimed misogynists who support President Trump and have a massive global audience of young men — have also been accused of rape and tax evasion in the U.K.
• They have denied any wrongdoing.

Driving the news: Florida's new attorney general said Tuesday that his office has secured and executed subpoenas and warrants in an ongoing criminal investigation.

• "These guys have themselves publicly admitted to participating in what very much appears to be soliciting, trafficking, preying upon women around the world," Uthmeier said.
• "In Florida, this type of behavior is viewed as atrocious," he added. "We're not going to accept it. They chose to come here and set their feet down in this state, and we're going to pursue every tool we have within our legal authority to hold them accountable."

Zoom out: The Tate brothers' arrival at Fort Lauderdale airport, where they proclaimed their innocence, set the stage for another intra-MAGA feud between mainstream conservatives and hardline provocateurs, Axios'
Zachary Basu reports.

• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week that the Tate brothers were not welcome in his state, and that his attorney general would investigate whether any of their alleged crimes trigger Florida jurisdiction.
• DeSantis told reporters Thursday that his office had "no involvement" in the Tates' return, describing it as a matter of federal jurisdiction.

Go deeper: What to know about Andrew and Tristan Tate as they return to the U.S.