Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (FOX News Debate) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has shown that he will exercise his power to oust rogue state prosecutors wh
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has shown that he will exercise his power to oust rogue state prosecutors who refuse to follow the law.
That trend would continue if he became president, the Republican governor said in an interview this weekend.
“Everyone has a right to live in a society in which the rule of law prevails,” DeSantis told The Floridian while campaigning in Iowa on Saturday.
“We are going to use the Department of Justice to go after some of these rogue prosecutors who are causing people to die by not enforcing the law.”
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DeSantis asserted that the Constitution grants the president such authority.
The governor noted that in blue states or in blue areas of red states, prosecutors too often allow repeat offenders back into their communities.
“We’re going to be very aggressive on that. We understand how important it is,” DeSantis said.
He noted that crime-ridden areas like Baltimore and Philadelphia are not “big vote areas” for Republicans.
But, he added, “You can’t have a successful country if every major city in this country is crumbling because of high crime. The thing is, this is shooting ourselves in the foot by allowing this to happen.”
“This didn’t just happen. This is a direct result of bad policies,” said DeSantis.
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Within the past 14 months, DeSantis has used his power under Florida law to remove two elected Democratic prosecutors who were backed by left-wing billionaire George Soros and whom DeSantis believed were not following duly enacted state laws.
In August 2022, DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren in Hillsborough County for publicly stating he would refuse to enforce Florida’s then-15-week ban on abortions.
Two months ago he also suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell in Orange and Osceola counties for “neglect of duty and incompetence” in failing to prosecute some violent crimes.
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