DeSantis' office relied on GOP sheriffs, others in inquiry of [state attorney] Andrew Warren
Tampa Bay Times via Yahoo News
TALLAHASSEE On the first day of the trial in which ousted Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren is trying to get his job back, a top official for Gov. Ron DeSantis testified that he did a thorough job figuring out that Warren was a troublingly progressive prosecutor who was hostile and antagonistic to law enforcement and needed to be booted from office.
On Wednesday morning, however, Warrens attorneys pounced during their cross-examination of public safety czar Larry Keefe to point out holes and omissions in his research, including the fact that, outside of the Orange County sheriff, he talked to only Republicans while doing his research on DeSantis behalf.
The questioning at one point prompted U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to ask Keefe: You cant give me the name of a single Democrat you talked to besides the sheriff of Orange County?
Thats correct, Keefe replied, but he clarified that he didnt know, and didnt try to find out, anyones political affiliation.
My wife is a Democrat, Keefe added.