In August 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fired Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren. At that time, the Tampa Bay Times reported that DeSantis stated the firing was for “disregard for his duty to enforce state laws.”
At a news conference at the time, DeSantis said Warren had “put himself publicly above the law” by signing letters saying he would not enforce laws prohibiting gender-affirming care or laws limiting abortion. DeSantis suspended Warren, effectively firing him.
“Our government is a government of laws, not a government of men,” DeSantis said.
Now a Florida judge has ruled that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will not have to testify in a case brought by a prosecutor he fired for not enforcing the state’s abortion law.
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