Ron DeSantis Suspends Democratic Prosecutor Monique Worrell

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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended another top prosecutor on Wednesday, claiming State Attorney Monique Worrell, a Democrat, was too soft on crime in her Orlando-area district.

“Prosecutors have a duty to faithfully enforce a law. One’s political agenda cannot trump this solemn duty,” DeSantis said at a press conference Wednesday morning. “Accordingly, I am today announcing the suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell.”

Worrell’s office did not immediately return a request for comment.

DeSantis ― who is running for the Republican presidential nomination ― has repeatedly criticized Worrell.

In April, Worrell’s office wrote in a letter that DeSantis “seeks to exploit his political agenda against me” and that his office was trying to “build and justify a baseless case against a prosecutor he simply disagrees with politically.”

The decision comes almost a year after DeSantis suspended another Democratic prosecutor, State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.



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