“A Political Hit Job”: Black State Attorney Fires Back After Governor Ron DeSantis Orders Her Suspension

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated August 9, 2023

After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Monique Worrell’s suspension as the State Attorney representing the Orlando area, she held a press conference outside of the courthouse, lambasting his decision.

Worrell called it “a political hit job” and said that her suspension has not dissuaded her from running for re-election.   

During the press conference, Worrell, the prosecutor for Orange and Osceola counties in Florida,

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