BREAKING: Missouri AG Follows Through On Vow To Fire St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner - The Police Tribune
St. Louis, MO – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey followed through on a promise to fire St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner if she did not agree to resign from office by noon on Thursday. “It is time for the circuit attorney to go and for the rule of law and justice to prevail,” Bailey […]
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Holly MatkinFebruary 23, 2023
St. Louis, MO – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey followed through on a promise to fire St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner if she did not agree to resign from office by noon on Thursday.
“It is time for the circuit attorney to go and for the rule of law and justice to prevail,” Bailey said on Wednesday, according to KSDK. “As Attorney General, I want to protect the people of St. Louis, and that includes protecting victims of crime and finding justice for them. Instead of protecting victims, Circuit Attorney Gardner is creating them.”
Bailey provided St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner with an ultimatum late Wednesday, warning her that he would begin the process of removing her from her prosecutorial role if she did not resign by 12 p.m. the following day, KMOV reported.
The Missouri Attorney General delivered on that promise at 12:01 on Thursday.