{"id":1924573,"date":"2023-05-04T20:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T00:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-prosecutor-kim-gardner-resigns-amid-pressure-from-state-attorney-general\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T01:02:09","slug":"soros-backed-prosecutor-kim-gardner-resigns-amid-pressure-from-state-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-prosecutor-kim-gardner-resigns-amid-pressure-from-state-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Gardner, a prosecutor supported by Soros, steps down due to pressure from the state attorney general."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-backed-prosecutor-kim-gardner-resigns-amid-pressure-from-state-attorney-general%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1924573&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Resigns<\/h2>\n<p>St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has announced her resignation from her position, effective June 1. In a letter sent to Governor Mike Parson, Gardner expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve the people of St. Louis.<\/p>\n<h3>Gardner&#8217;s Resignation<\/h3>\n<p>Gardner stated in her letter, &#8220;The most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">powerful weapon<\/a> I have to fight back against these outsiders stealing your voices and your rights is to step back. I took this job to serve the people of the City of St. Louis, and that still my North star. And so, it is with a heavy heart but steadfast resolve that I am resigning my position as your Circuit Attorney, effective June 1st.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her resignation comes after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey accused her of neglecting her duties by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-prosecutor-under-fire-for-allegedly-taking-nursing-classes-on-city-time\/\" title=\"St. Louis prosecutor accused of taking nursing classes during work hours.\">taking nursing classes<\/a> at St. Louis University School of Nursing instead of performing her duties.<\/p>\n<h3>Bailey&#8217;s Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>After Gardner&#8217;s resignation was announced, Bailey criticized her resignation date, saying there is &#8220;no reason&#8221; for her to remain in office until June 1. He tweeted, &#8220;Every day she remains puts the city of St. Louis in more danger. How many victims will there be between now and June 1? How many defendants will have their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-claim-government-manufacturing-evidence-to-charge-incarcerate-jan-6-prisoners\/\" title=\"Attorneys Claim Government Manufacturing Evidence to Charge, Incarcerate Jan. 6 Prisoners\">constitutional rights violated<\/a>? How many cases will continue to go unprosecuted?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bailey had filed a writ of quo warranto in court and was looking to have Gardner removed from her position via state law.<\/p>\n<h3>Replacement Process<\/h3>\n<p>Parson&#8217;s office has been notified of Gardner&#8217;s resignation and will &#8220;approach our duty to appoint a replacement with the utmost seriousness.&#8221; Parson tweeted, &#8220;We are committed to finding a candidate who represents the community, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-prosecutor-kim-gardner-resigns-amid-pressure-from-state-attorney-general\/\" title=\"Kim Gardner, a prosecutor supported by Soros, steps down due to pressure from the state attorney general.\">values public safety<\/a>, and can help restore faith in the City&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Gardner&#8217;s resignation has sparked controversy and criticism from Bailey, but the focus now shifts to finding a replacement who can serve the people of St. Louis with integrity and dedication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Thursday that she is resigning from her position effective June 1. Gardner announced her resignation in a letter sent to Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO), in which she said it &#8220;has been an honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the City of St. Louis.&#8221; JUDGE RULES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1924574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4930,12782,4769,12078,4150,6215,7407,5669,9460],"class_list":["post-1924573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-attorney","tag-gardner","tag-general","tag-kim","tag-pressure","tag-prosecutor","tag-soros","tag-steps","tag-supported"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1924573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1924574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1924573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1924573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1924573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}