The judge avoided ruling on the motion on Monday. Gillum lost the 2018 race for Florida governor to Ron DeSantis (R), who currently holds the position. Following news of the dismissal, Gillum tweeted out “But God” Monday with a screenshot of the government motion.

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In 2020, the former Tallahassee mayor was embroiled in a salacious scandal when Gillum was found inebriated in a hotel near Miami with an escort who had overdosed. Shortly after, Gillum took a break from the public eye and entered rehab for alcoholism.

He and his wife R. Jai also made an emotional appearance on the Tamron Hall show in 2021 where Andrew shared that he was bisexual. “I believe we’re all entitled to mistakes,” he said. “And I believe we’re entitled to those mistakes without having every other respectable and redeeming part of our lives invalidated.”

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He also didn’t rule out a political comeback, which may be possible following the relief Gillum has received from legal trouble. “There is not a thing that has happened in my lifescandalous or notto cause me to believe that if I have service to give an elected office as a means in order to render, that I couldn’t do that,” he stated. “Now, would it be hard? Absolutely. But Donald Trump [was] president.”