BREAKING: The PA House Judiciary Committee votes to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Here’s what happens next:
After a trial, two-thirds of the Senate would have to approve the impeachment charges to remove Krasner from office. That would mean 34 of the 50 senators would have to vote guilty. Following the Nov. 8 elections, the chamber is made up of 28 Republicans and 22 Democrats.Impeachment is extremely rare in Pennsylvania, with only two instances in the long history of the state.
“Pennsylvania House Republicans want to distract you from their decades of failed governance that have led to greater economic inequality and the current crisis of gun violence as they have encouraged the flooding of our communities with deadly firearms," Krasner said in a statement."Pa.
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