GOP Lawyer Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis Resigns Over Police Raid on Data Analyst

[demmiblue]

Source: Newsweek

A Republican lawyer in Florida accused the state of covering up coronavirus information and resigned from his position on a state judicial commission after police raided the home of a former coronavirus data scientist.

Ron Filipkowski, who was appointed to the 12th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by Governor Ron DeSantis, submitted his resignation on Tuesday after authorities raided the home of Rebekah Jones, a former state data scientist who accused the governor of manipulating information about the coronavirus.

Speaking to Newsweek, Filipkowski called the state's decision to seize property from Jones "crazy" and said he believes DeSantis has covered up coronavirus data and is now targeting scientists who are trying to tell the truth.

"My concern is that in Florida we haven't been getting all of the facts and all the information about COVID, and it's clear the governor doesn't want to institute any kind of COVID policy of any kind," Filipkowski said. "The truth has been kept from us during the pandemic."

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[bluestarone]

1. I think Desantis FUCKED up now?

The WHOLE fucking coverup by Desantis will have to be INVESTIGATED NOW! Any luck at all, it will DESTROY this asshole!! (I'm hoping)

[Rebl2]

9. Well

he is just a f... up in general isn’t he?

[FarPoint]

2. I sure hope this has many legs!

Bring on the truth!

[cab67]

3. I'm not sure I understand this.

From the quote in the last paragraph, it sounds like the judge who just resigned for doing something DeSantis might like is complaining about DeSantis' policies. Am I missing something?

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Apparently Judges are appointed in FL

(they are elected here in PA), so FL sets up "judicial (nominating) commissions" for the various levels of their state court system, to act as advisors for the governor in order to fill vacancies on their courts. Apparently this guy was on a commission that handled one of their appeals courts.

[cab67]

7. OK - thanks.

I misread it the first time.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. I had to read it a couple times myself

and then do some searches.

I am used to voting for judges here in PA, and some (off-term) years, almost the entire ballot is nothing but judge retentions (for both state and municipal courts) and/or filling judicial vacancies here.

[belpejic]

5. DeSantis is a really bad egg

I'd like to see him brought down now before his political career advances any farther. We have enough Republic sociopaths to worry about. He has really effed up Florida, as if that's possible, and he definitely has blood on his hands.

[Stuart G]

6. k and r...Thank You for Posting.... no text

[iluvtennis]

10. Ron Filipkowski was on Lawrence O'Donnell's The Last Word on Wednesday discussing this. nt