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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren, over a perceived ‘”woke” agenda for pledging to not use his office to go after people who seek and provide abortions. He speaks with CNN’s Laura Coates, in the video published on Aug 5, 2022, “Hear what prosecutor suspended by DeSantis had to say about him“, below:

Governor Ron DeSantis announced State Attorney Andrew Warren of the 13th Judicial Circuit has been suspended for putting “himself publicly above the law.” in the video published on Aug 4, 2022, “Gov. DeSantis suspends State Attorney Andrew Warren|Press Conference“, below:

Surrounded by law enforcement officers at a news conference Thursday in Tampa, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of State Attorney Andrew Warren, in the video published on Aug 4, 2022, “DeSantis suspends Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren“, below:

Suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren says he is fighting back after the governor announced his suspension on Thursday. Warren said during a call on Friday morning that his team will be looking at their legal options in the upcoming days and will figure out the best course of action. “I’m going to fight this we are going to fight for democracy and fight for American values,” Warren said, in the video published on Aug 5, 2022, “Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren says he’s ready to fight back“, below:

Ron DeSantis is trying to suspend Andrew Warren, a democratically-elected Florida state attorney who pledged not to prosecute people having abortions, doctors performing abortions, and transition-related health care, which is not illegal in Florida at this time. Andrew Warren joins Joy Reid on what many see as a blatant abuse of power at the hands of the Florida governor, in the video published on Aug 5, 2022, “Florida State Attorney Discusses Receiving ‘Orwellian” Suspension From DeSantis“, below: