TAMPA, Fla. — In the days since his surprise ouster from being Hillsborough County’s state attorney, Andrew Warren has been fielding questions from CNN, The Washington Post and "Morning Joe" — and mapping out legal strategies for getting his job back.
“This is not about the state attorney in Hillsborough County being suspended,” Warren told one interviewer. “This is about democracy being overthrown.”
Last week, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Warren of incompetence and neglect of duty for statements Warren signed saying he would not enforce laws prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors or laws limiting abortion. With that, DeSantis said, Warren had nullified law, encouraged lawlessness and taken over the Legislature’s role in defining criminal conduct.
