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St. Louis, Missouri circuit attorney and George Soros-funded Kim Gardner was up to her eyeballs in scandals and finally called it quits Thursday. Had she not resigned, she would have likely been thrown out of office by the Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey for neglecting her duties.
Even some Democrats want her gone.
Gardner is one of the first progressive prosecutors whom Soros, a full-blown socialist. billionaire and huge Democrat donor, bankrolled in 2016 and again for her re-election in 2020.
Gardner had announced last month that she'll seek a third term but that is not going to happen.
Her office had face harsh criticism for her mishandling cases and office dysfunction.
For Gardner, the proverbial excrement hit the fan in February after a teenage volleyball player was in St. Louis with her team. Sadly, she was struck by a car and lost both of her legs.
The driver was charged with assault, armed criminal action and operating a vehicle with a valid license. He had been out on bond awaiting trial for armed robbery but had a history of violating his bond SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES!
Gardner, who was also attending nursing classes, which is not part of her job description and is actually illegal, argued that her office attempted to put the guy back in jail and blamed the judge for denying her office's request--a bogus claim with exactly zero records of her request. It's her office that is responsible for monitoring compliance with bond conditions and revoking them when the conditions are violated, as this guy did dozens of times. In other words, her office never asked for his bond to be revoked. She lied.
After this fustercluck, AG Bailey filed a petition quo warranto, which is a legal mechanism under Missouri statute that allows the AG to remove a prosecutor who neglects the duties of the job.
Bailey said that nearly 12,000 criminal cases have been dismissed over Gardner's failures. In addition, over 9,000 cases have been tossed out when they were about to go to trial, and this forced judges to dismiss over 2,000 cases. Bailey described this as a failure to provide defendants with evidence and speedy trials.
Gardner, a political witch, had refused to leave office, calling Bailey's efforts a political "witch hunt" and a form of "voter suppression." She also used the left's go-to accusation that racism and sexism are behind some of the criticism against her.
A St. Louis judge had set a tentative trial date for Sept. 25 to hear arguments from both sides.
As it stands, Gardner's office is facing two proceeding for contempt of court after her prosecutors failed to appear for multiple court dates, one of which was a murder case.
A St. Louis judge had set a tentative trial date for Sept. 25 to hear arguments from both sides.
As it stands, Gardner's office is facing two proceeding for contempt of court after her prosecutors failed to appear for multiple court dates, one of which was a murder case.
In one contempt case, a Missouri judge said Gardner had "complete indifference and a conscious disregard for the judicial process" and called her office a "rudderless ship of chaos."
It's unclear if the contempt hearings will be dropped, or how Bailey will react to Gardner’s resignation. On the other hand, it's possible that Gardner struck a deal with the attorney general by handing in her resignation. Now she can finish her nursing courses and perform medical malpractice if she continues with her modus operandi.
A number of assistant prosecutors recently resigned from Garner's long understaffed office, which has been plagued by persistent personnel issues creating low morale and a dysfunctional working environment.
Gardner's tenure was riddled with allegations of misconduct and mishandled cases long before her latest legal issues. In one case she was publicly reprimanded and fined by the Missouri Supreme Court.
More broadly, Gardner has been scrutinized for what critics have called soft on crime policies, just like George Soros likes.
