DeSantis’s Office Defends Suspension of Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren
A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the governor’s suspension of State Attorney Andrew Warren after oral arguments began in federal court this week.
“Governor DeSantis has a duty to hold Florida’s elected officials to the standards of their oath of office,” press secretary Bryan Griffin said in a statement issued on Monday. “Accordingly, Governor DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren of the 13th Judicial Circuit due to his neglect of duty and incompetence. We maintain that the governor has the authority to suspend a state officer under Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Florida.”…