Senators weigh Gov. DeSantis' suspension of Broward sheriff amid testimony about deadly mistakes
Members of the Florida Senate’s powerful Rules Committee clashed Monday over whether Gov. Ron DeSantis had sufficient grounds to remove Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel from office or had overstepped his authority.
George Levesque, a former Senate general counsel chosen just last week to represent the governor, told the senators not to hold to strict rules of evidence but to vote on “whatever moves your conscience.”
“At the end of the day, it is a political decision,” Levesque said.
“This is not the right way of doing business,” retorted Republican Sen. Tom Lee, insisting that evidence should rule the day, not what he called an implied “quid pro quo” for voting in support of the governor.
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