Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vowed to use the US Department of Justice to file civil rights cases against reform-minded prosecutors, if he is elected president, escalating his threats against progressive prosecutors as he faces widespread criticism after removing elected officials in his home state from office.
During a debate among seven candidates for the 2024 Republican nomination for president on 28 September, Mr DeSantis invoked philanthropist and right-wing bogeyman George Soros in his pledge to use the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to target “left-wing” prosecutors across the US.
