MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called Thursday for people involved in disclosing a grand jury report about the Hope Florida controversy to be held accountable, a day after an appeals court ruled the report should not have been issued and ordered it expunged from public records. Speaking at a news conference at the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, the Republican governor described the controversy as a “hoax” and defended state staffers and officials named in the report, saying their reputations had been unfairly damaged. “I don’t think you can just say we’re going to just move on,” DeSantis said. “I think you need to hold the people accountable who disclose this because I think it’s been very, very serious and it was political.” A three-judge panel of Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal issued the ruling Wednesday. The grand jury report had sharply criticized the Hope Florida matter and repeatedly referenced Uthmeier, who joined DeSantis at the Miami news conference. Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney general, said law enforcement is examining the case. If investigators find a violation, he said, state attorneys or the statewide prosecutor could bring charges. Uthmeier is seeking to retain his office in November. The court’s order removes the report from public records, while DeSantis’s call for prosecution puts the focus on who disclosed it and whether that disclosure violated the law.