“These power grabs by conservative politicians to remove prosecutors who are exercising their discretion on what to prosecute is terrifying. It’s anti-democratic. It’s genuinely very scary,” said Eliza Orlins.
That cruel show of political opportunism has opened up DeSantis to even more legal liability, given that a Texas sheriff is now conducting a criminal investigation into whether these migrants were “lured under false pretenses” by government officials as part of a taxpayer-funded public relations stunt. But the trial over Warren presents an immediate opportunity for a legal rebuke to the governor’s increasingly harsh tactics.
“Hi Mr Larry, I hope all is well with you. I have that info for you…please let me know the best way to get it in your hands,” Chronister texted him on April 6. “The Governor’s suspension of Andrew Warren is not political to me… it’s about law and order!” reads the draft speech Chronister emailed Keefe two days before the firing.
The governor’s office did not respond to questions from The Daily Beast about the trial on Wednesday. This Florida case is among several showdowns happening nationally in which Republicans are accused of trying to usurp voters by attacking elected prosecutors through means beyond the ballot box.
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