Soros-Backed Prosecutor Fights Attempt to Oust Her From Office

FILE - In a, Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner speaks in St. Louis. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 for the resignation of St. Louis' elected prosecutor Kim Gardner, after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee, resulting in amputation of both of her legs. AP Photo/Jim Salter, File

A Missouri prosecutor wants a judge to toss out the state attorney general’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 Bailey’s petition asking a judge to remove her from office.