Post by Logan on Apr 7, 2017 2:21:34 GMT -6
A vote on whether lawmakers will impeach Alabama Governor Robert Bentley could come sooner than you think.
The top lawyer in a legislative investigation of Gov. Bentley has indicated that lawmakers are speeding to a decision on whether to impeach him over a sex scandal involving a former aide.
Special counsel Jack Sharman issued a memo to the governor's lawyers describing a tentative schedule that would decide Bentley's fate quickly. Sharman provided that memo to The Associated Press yesterday.
Sharman currently plans to present the investigation’s finding to the House Judiciary Committee next Friday, April 7. Hearings would follow, and the full House would vote May 9 on whether to impeach the governor.
Read more: apr.org/post/rapid-pace-potential-bentley-impeachment
The top lawyer in a legislative investigation of Gov. Bentley has indicated that lawmakers are speeding to a decision on whether to impeach him over a sex scandal involving a former aide.
Special counsel Jack Sharman issued a memo to the governor's lawyers describing a tentative schedule that would decide Bentley's fate quickly. Sharman provided that memo to The Associated Press yesterday.
Sharman currently plans to present the investigation’s finding to the House Judiciary Committee next Friday, April 7. Hearings would follow, and the full House would vote May 9 on whether to impeach the governor.
Read more: apr.org/post/rapid-pace-potential-bentley-impeachment