Soros-Backed Prosecutor Kimberly Gardner Resigns As Missouri AG Moved To Have Her Forcibly Removed From Office

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Victory.

A Missouri judge had moved to hold a George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor, Kimberly Gardner, in “indirect criminal contempt” after she and her subordinates failed to show up for multiple court dates, lambasting her office as a “rudderless ship of chaos.”

Nearly 12,000 criminal cases have been dismissed under Gardner and more than 9,000 cases have been tossed just before going to trial, forcing judges to dismiss more than 2,000 cases due to a failure to provide defendants with evidence and speedy trials.

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A scandal-ridden prosecutor backed by billionaire George Soros announced she is resigning as the Missouri attorney general moved to have her forcibly removed from her office.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, the city’s top prosecutor, confirmed her resignation in a letter just days after she defiantly declared “I ain’t leaving.”

Both Republicans and Democrats across Missouri have demanded her resignation for years, accusing her office of dysfunction and mishandling cases.

Her resignation is effective June 1.

Earlier this year, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had filed a petition quo warranto to forcibly remove Gardner from her office over repeated instances where her office allegedly failed to enforce the law. (NY Post)

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Fox News: An embattled George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis resigned Thursday amid a legal effort by Missouri’s attorney general to fire her for allegedly neglecting her duties. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, the city’s top prosecutor, is stepping down following repeated, bipartisan calls for her resignation from officials across Missouri. Gardner’s office tweeted Gardner’s resignation letter, which was addressed to the people of St. Louis. Gardner is one of the first progressive prosecutors whom Soros, a liberal billionaire and Democrat mega-donor, bankrolled in 2016 and again for her re-election in 2020. She announced last month that she’ll seek a third term. Her resignation is effective June 1 (Fox News).
Associated Press: Criticism of Gardner escalated earlier this year after 17-year-old Janae Edmondson, a volleyball standout from Tennessee, was struck by a speeding car after a tournament game in downtown St. Louis. She lost both legs. The driver, 21-year-old Daniel Riley, was out on bond on a robbery charge despite nearly 100 bond violations that included letting his GPS monitor die and breaking the terms of his house arrest, according to court records (Associated Press).

Embattled Soros-Backed St. Louis Prosecutor Resigns From Office

By Lawrence Wilson, The Epoch Times, May 4, 2023Updated: May 4, 2023

‘ST. LOUIS—Kimberly M. Gardner, the embattled St. Louis circuit attorney who had been accused of failing to perform her duties, has resigned effective June 1.

Gardner posted her letter of resignation on Twitter on May 4, two days after visiting judge John Torbitzky ordered seven out of 10 claims filed against her by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to move forward.

Bailey had filed a “writ of quo warranto” against Gardner in February, a legal proceeding seeking to oust her for alleged failure to perform her official duties

Bailey asserted that Gardner had “forfeited” her office by failing in her duty to protect the public.

The move was initiated following public outcry after Janae Edmondson, a Tennessee teen, had both legs amputated following a car crash involving an alleged repeat bond violator on Feb. 18.

According to Bailey, Gardner’s other failures to take prosecutorial action resulted in some 12,000 criminal cases being dismissed, “endlessly frustrating courts and victims desperate for justice.”

Police are “drowning in drugs” seized in cases that have languished, Bailey wrote, and alleged that Gardner’s office had allowed arrest-warrant applications to go “unprocessed for more than eight months.”

Bailey also accused Gardner of agreeing to “extraordinary bond reductions” and failure to seek bond revocations for suspects charged with violent crimes.

Gardner had vowed to fight the attempt to remove her from office as recently as April 29.

“What you’re seeing is a witch hunt,” she said during a meeting with supporters that was recorded by KSDK News and posted on YouTube.

“I’m not leavin’. I’m not resigning. I’m not doing nothing. You will have to remove me.” Gardner said.

In her resignation letter, Gardner said it had been the “honor of a lifetime” to serve the people of St. Louis, who had twice elected her.

She said her decision to leave office was motivated by a bill advancing in the Missouri legislature that would make the city attorney a position appointed by the governor rather than an elected one.

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T D
T D
10 months ago

Above the law, you are not, Ms. Gardner.

T D
T D
10 months ago
Reply to  T D

“In her resignation letter, Gardner said it had been the “honor of a lifetime”…

The pleasure is all hers.

Last edited 10 months ago by T D
Jeff
Jeff
10 months ago

The placement of corrupt pro-crime Soros-financed DA’s has gone too far. I don’t know if it can be reversed, but this one little victory is a reason to celebrate. Is this part of God’s judgment in America for our sinfulness, or are these pro-crime DA’s part of the sinful behavior that is bringing God’s judgment upon us?

ROY TREPANIER
ROY TREPANIER
10 months ago
Reply to  Jeff

Obama and O-Biden are God’s judgments on America and they are just beginning. There is no mention of the American Empire in end time Scripture. All of the world’s great Empires are listed in great detail, but zero on America. With the latest global attack on the children of the world, satan has declared that he is now the boss, running the whole show, from the most powerful office in the world, the Whitehouse.
Maranatha, come Lord Jesus………

LaddyboyD
Laddyboy
10 months ago
Reply to  ROY TREPANIER

0b0z0 was misspelled!

Anonymous
Anonymous
10 months ago

hope they pulled her building access card or she gets a month to destroy evidence of her malfeasance

jim
jim
10 months ago

One less globalist criminal impeding our legal system .

Andrew
Andrew
10 months ago

This woman always screamed about being treated equally and not sexism and racism being used as a standard for her actions and yet when she is actually being treated equally she screams sexism and racism while being treated in a equal manner.
Ya cant fix that kind of Far Left stupidity.

garry pollackD
garry pollack
10 months ago

she’s a loyal soldier—they’ll find a job 4 her—somewhere.

ORRN31
ORRN31
10 months ago

Good news trickling in.

Grendel
Grendel
10 months ago

…… and, so, she escapes any consequences for her UNLAWFUL actions

Keith1941D
Keith1941
10 months ago

Soros should be deported to Hungary…..oh, forgot, they don’t want him.

LaddyboyD
Laddyboy
10 months ago
Reply to  Keith1941

OH CONTRAIRE! Hungary wants him ON TRIAL!!!!

saf
saf
10 months ago

Now to rid the State of Georgia’s Soro’s Backed DA , daughter of 1970’s leader of the Los Angeles California’s Black Panthers, Ms. Fani T Willis who won the election against a 6yr incumbent and now leading the investigation of former President Trump in Georgia ……

ROY TREPANIER
ROY TREPANIER
10 months ago

She has to da at least 10-20 in the big house. There has to be something (many things) she can be charged with. Treason? A dereliction of duty endangering the security of the U S and it’s citizen’s? C’mon folks? Where are all the legal beagles that know the law? Where are all the public service organizations with the funds to take her down??
As it stands, she is just a wonderful example for all the Dem’s to do what they want with no consequences. She needs to experience CONSEQUENCES ! America needs to see CONSEQUENCES administered. In the meantime,
Maranatha, come Lord Jesus………….

Robert L. Kahlcke
Robert L. Kahlcke
10 months ago

Hey gardner, B.L.M. = “BLUE LIVES MATTER”. Period

LaddyboyD
Laddyboy
10 months ago

GOOD!! NOW PROSECUTE HER and G. Soros for financially interfering with and BRIBING an American Prosecutor!

Freddy
Freddy
10 months ago

Sorasss & media screwed Trump every which way. Poor guy never had a chance. Just had it in for him. Sleepy Biden f*cked usa. #teamTrump#

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