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>> that is monique, who was an elected florida state attorney, slamming governor ron desantis after he abruptly suspended her yesterday. this is now the second time in one year that desantis has removed an elected official from their position. an elected official. >> elected official. >> both are democrats. replaced by republicans. his executive order accuses her of underprosecuting crimes, but she says this is an attempt to jumpstart his presidential primary bid. monique joins us now. >> thank you so much for being with us. i have to admit, i've been -- my family moved to florida, like,

The governor suspended a state attorney just a day after reshuffling his campaign.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Democratic State Attorney Monique Worrell. They publicly disagreed over the Kevin Moses case earlier this year.

The Florida state attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday was defiant in her response, saying his move was purely political and represents a “loss of democracy.” “If we are mourning anything this morning, it is the loss of democracy,” Monique Worrell said Wednesday. “I am your duly elected state attorney for the…

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of the prosecutor in Orlando is drawing attention to his repeated use of his executive authority to remove local officials whose policies he disagrees with, but who have not been charged with crimes. Unlike previous Florida governors of both parties, who used their power under the Florida Constitution to suspend elected officials when they were charged with ...