Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not need to testify in an upcoming trial, a U.S. judge has ruled.
The case was brought in August by Andrew Warren, a Florida prosecutor suspended by DeSantis for saying he would not enforce some laws. Warren alleged the suspension violated his First Amendment rights.
Florida’s motion to shield DeSantis, a Republican who just won a second term in office, from testifying in the trial was granted during a pretrial conference held on Nov. 23, according to a transcript of the hearing obtained by The Epoch Times.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, a Clinton appointee, said he was granting the motion but would consider saying the governor could be called during the trial, depending on the evidence the plaintiff brings forward….