Kim Gardner, a prosecutor supported by Soros, is resigning due to Republican pressure and a criminal contempt case.

Far-Left Prosecutor Resigns Amid Controversy

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner, a far-left prosecutor bankrolled by Democrat megadonor George Soros, announced on Thursday that she is resigning from her position after facing pressure from the state’s Republican attorney general to resign and as she is facing a criminal contempt investigation for failing to do her job.

Gardner repeatedly portrayed herself as a victim throughout her statement, claiming that opponents were attacking her by making lots of “records requests” that stopped her office from functioning. She also claimed that criticisms of her “hard-working line attorneys” impacted their ability to perform their jobs.

• She bemoaned that pressure to remove her from office mirrored Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove a Soros-backed state attorney last year.
• Another Soros-backed state attorney in Florida said last week that she also expects DeSantis to remove her from office in the near future.
• DeSantis is the only governor to remove a Soros-backed prosecutor from office.

Missouri Judge Michael Noble said last week that he was appointing a special prosecutor to build a criminal contempt case against Gardner and Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets because they had repeatedly failed to show up in court.

“The circuit attorney’s office appears to be a rudderless ship of chaos,” Noble said in a court. “Ms. Gardner is the circuit attorney and it is her duty is to manage the caseload of each staff member. Mr. Desilets has approximately 104 felony cases. Any prudent practitioner would expect such a caseload to create countless irreconcilable conflicts. It does not appear she has made any reasonable efforts to prevent the resulting chaos. It appears that Ms. Gardner has complete indifference and a conscious disregard for the judicial process.”

Gardner was already facing a campaign from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove her from office because of her failure to protect victims from crime.

“As AG, I want to protect the people of St. Louis, and that includes protecting victims of crime and finding justice for them,” Bailey said, adding, “Instead of protecting victims, Circuit Attorney Gardner is creating them. My office will do everything in its power to restore order, and eliminate the chaos in St. Louis caused by Kim Gardner’s neglect of her office.”

Garnder’s announcement that she is resigning comes just a few days after she declared: “I ain’t leaving. I ain’t resigning. I ain’t doing nothing. You gonna have to remove me.”

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