Soros-Backed State Attorney DeSantis Suspended Gives Chef's Kiss Reason for Not Running for Reelection

Back in August 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren of the 13^th Judicial Circuit on grounds he refused to uphold Florida law.

In his Executive Order of Suspension, DeSantis explained that statements made (and pledges signed) by the George Soros-backed Warren indicated that "Warren thinks he has the authority to defy the Florida Legislature and nullify in his jurisdiction criminal laws with which he disagrees."

Warren, of course, cried foul and soon after took DeSantis to court. The rulings so far, which we'll get to in a minute, have been a mixed bag for Warren.

While he teased a run for reelection in October, Warren announced Monday in a Twitter video that he had decided against it - because he felt DeSantis would end up suspending him again:

“I have been planning to run for re-election since the day I was suspended, but the governor has made clear that he does not care about the will of the voters or our democracy, and that he is willing to break state and federal law to keep me from serving as state attorney,” Warren said. “I care about the State Attorney’s Office and this community too much to have that cloud of uncertainty hanging over us.”

"Because the courts have let his illegal political stunt stand, if I ran and won, he could suspend me again for whatever bogus reason he wanted," Warren also claimed. "And then we would be right back where we are today, with an illegal, unqualified political appointee installed in the job."

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DeSantis broke our democracy, and it’s too fragile & too important to let him do it again. So I'll take one for the team and not run for re-election as I keep fighting the illegal suspension (as a court ruled) to serve out my term on behalf of the community that elected me. pic.twitter.com/7QcNkwJhM6
— Andrew Warren (@AndrewWarrenFL) January 8, 2024

A District Court judge ruled in January 2023 that the suspension ran afoul of both the Florida and U.S. Constitutions but said that the District Court "didn't have the power to restore him to office."

Warren appealed that one to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled in June that he "waited too long" to bring his reinstatement case before the court.

Gov. DeSantis has maintained throughout that he "has the authority under the Florida Constitution to suspend state officials for reasons of misfeasance, malfeasance, neglect of duty, drunkenness, incompetence, permanent inability to perform official duties, or commission of a felony."

Here's what Article IV, Section 7 of the Florida Constitution specifically says about that:

Lmao cry harder. pic.twitter.com/dkRwPIFuf6
— Jo (@jochimliberty) August 4, 2022

Warren is not the only State Attorney who DeSantis has suspended. In August 2023, DeSantis suspended Monique Worrell from the 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida on similar grounds. She, too is appealing her suspension and issued her own statement of defiance on Twitter Monday as well.

We'll keep you posted on developments in their respective cases. As always, stay tuned.