Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her From Office

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A Missouri prosecutor wants a judge to toss out the state attorney generalโ€™s unusual attempt to oust her from her elected position.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner, who is accused of office mismanagement and lax law enforcement, on April 11 filed a motion to dismiss Attorney General Andrew Baileyโ€™s petition asking a judge to remove her from office.

Gardnerโ€™s motion to dismiss was filed in advance of an April 18 hearing, the first scheduled in the case since Bailey filed it on Feb. 23. The Epoch Times has requested a copy of the filing. The Missouri courtโ€™s website contains only descriptions of the documents filed in the case.

The dismissal motion also comes just days after a judge sanctioned Gardner for allegedly withholding evidence in a double-murder case. Last year, the state Supreme Court reprimanded her for similar deficiencies during a 2018 campaign finance case against then-Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican.

Gardnerโ€™s battle to keep her job is occurring in the context of a national debate over the alleged โ€œsoft-on-crimeโ€ policies of some Democrat prosecutors in big cities, particularly those who received backing from funds from billionaire George Soros. According to The Missouri Times, Gardnerโ€™s campaign benefited from Sorosโ€™s largesse.

Although embattled, Gardner has announced she is seeking re-election in 2024 to the position she has held since 2017.

Outrage Over Teen Double Amputation

Democrat Gardner has publicly accused Bailey, a Republican, of a politically motivated attack against her. But Bailey denies that. He cites his legal obligation to hold Gardner responsible for performing mandated duties.

In his โ€œwrit of quo warrantoโ€ petition seeking Gardnerโ€™s removal,ย Bailey alleges that Gardner allowed cases to languish and let alleged repeat offenders off easy. He also saysย Gardnerโ€™s allegedย inaction in one criminal case culminatedย in horrific injuries to a visiting teen athlete, which sparked a public outcry.

On Feb. 18, Janae Edmondson of Smyrna, Tenn., was visiting St. Louis to participate in a volleyball tournament. She was walking along a downtown sidewalk with her parents when a speeding vehicle caused a crash, pinning her legs. She is now a double amputee. Police say Janaeโ€™s father helped save her life by using waist belts as tourniquets to stop the bleeding from her mangled legs.

Byย Janice Hisle

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