"Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló (D) was hit by a growing furor over a corruption probe that's rocked his administration and the release of private text messages where he made derogatory comments about other public figures....Federal officials allege that former Puerto Rico government officials directed federal funds to friendly contractors.
...In another message, the Puerto Rico governor mocked the Fiscal Oversight Board established by Congress to oversee the territory's finances.
"Dear Oversight Board -- Go f--- yourself," Rosselló wrote to the group, joking those were his "authorized expressions," according to the reports.
...President Trump tried to hold up aid to Puerto Rico earlier this year, accusing officials in the island of being "corrupt" as well as "incompetent," though Congress ultimately approved the disaster aid."
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