Rick Scott praises DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell: ‘Failed to do her job’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (FLV) – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., praised Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell Wednesday, arguing she “failed to do her job.”

“This is the right move,” Scott said. “Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies are eroding our communities and families’ ability to feel safe.”

Announcing the suspension, DeSantis rattled off instances in which Worrell was argued to have neglected her duty as a state prosecutor.

“We had a duty to act – to protect the public from this dereliction of duty,” DeSantis remarked.

Scott harkened back to February, when he demanded Worrell’s office “deliver the justice and accountability needed for the families affected by shootings in her district.”

At the time, an alleged shooter with a criminal history was not put behind bars for an adult offense prior to reportedly killing three people.

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” Scott said earlier this year. “Every prosecutor that chose to give this young criminal a pass should be fired TODAY, and State Attorney Worrell must immediately account for how her office failed to protect the community from a violent criminal and outline what she’s changing to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”

Wednesday, Scott noted he believed at the time suspending Worrell “would be fully justified.”

“She failed to do her job. Families deserve better,” he said.

In 2022, Worrell began to make headlines for being backed by liberal billionaire donor George Soros while letting a suspected shooter run free, to the dismay of local Orange County Sheriff John Mina.

After suspected four-time drive-by shooter Emanuel Bullard was let free from jail on a $3,550 bond, Mina said he was “flabbergasted” as to why the suspect was released.

“We are just flabbergasted and don’t understand why this violent person is back out on the streets so quickly,” Mina said.

Worrell was backed by over $1 million in Soros funds via his Democracy PAC in the 2020 election.

At the suspension in Tallahassee Wednesday, DeSantis was joined by Attorney General Ashley Moody, who said Worrell failed to protect public safety and was abusing discretion.

“As prosecutors, we protect public safety by upholding the laws of this state, even the laws with which we may personally disagree,” Moody said. “Exercising discretion does not mean abdicating responsibility.”