Daily News | Pa. House committee approves articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner
against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, setting the stage for a vote in the full House that could take place this week.
An impeachment vote would undoubtedly encounter political — and potentially legal — pushback: Democrats have already accused Republicans of trying to advance a controversial measure in the final days of a two-year legislative sessionAnd Krasner has already challenged the validity of a separate legislative committee formed to investigate his office, saying in part that that Republican-led probe has found nothing resembling an impeachable offense.
The articles of impeachment do not accuse Krasner of a crime, but say he engaged in “misbehavior in office,” which the state constitution says can be a basis for impeachment. “Impeachment of a local official because a legislative majority doesn’t like that official’s policies? As stewards of this commonwealth, that should terrify us,” he said. “Nowhere in these is a single act that justifies the drastic remedy of impeachment.”
Democrats on the committee moved to hold the legislation until a hearing could be held on the motion, but the motion was blocked by Republicans.
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