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

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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