The general counsel for Floridas Department of Health, John Wilson, resigned earlier this month and new court records show it was because he was uncomfortable sending threats on behalf of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to TV stations for airing pro-choice political advertisements.

A sworn affidavit from Wilson revealed on Monday that DeSantis deputies personally wrote the threats to news channels and directed Wilson to send them out under his name. Wilson said he received the drafted cease-and-desist letters the morning of Oct. 3, 2024, and that he signed and sent them out later that day.

I did not draft the letters or participate in any discussions about the letters prior to October 3, 2024, Wilson wrote. He resigned a week later in lieu of complying with directives from [DeSantis attorneys] to send out further correspondence to the media outlets, similar to the October 3, 2024, letters, he wrote in the affidavit. Wilson wrote that DeSantis general counsel and deputy general counsel directed him to send the letters in his name. (Scroll all the way down to read Wilsons full affidavit.)

Wilson hinted when he resigned that the threats to TV stations were part of his decision. A man is nothing without his conscience. It has become clear in recent days that I cannot join you on the road that lies before this Agency, he wrote in his resignation letter .

Wilsons statement is the first evidence that directly links DeSantis office to the attacks on the states pro-choice ballot initiative. The administration has been using taxpayer dollars to wage an all-out war against the states pro-choice measure, and state officials have spread misinformation about Amendment 4, which would repeal the governors six-week abortion ban and restore access to fetal viability. Until this point, however, the attacks have been made through DeSantis surrogates , many appointed as top administration officials.

These current stories all look past the core issue the ads are unequivocally false and put the lives and health of pregnant women at risk Floridas heartbeat protection law always protects the life of a mother and includes exceptions for victims of rape, incest, and human trafficking, Julia Friedland, deputy press secretary for DeSantis, told HuffPost.

Floridas Department of Health did not immediately respond to HuffPosts request for comment.