Daily News | DA Larry Krasner’s impeachment trial gets indefinitely postponed by the Pa. Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday voted to indefinitely postpone the impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and the future of the effort to remove the progressive prosecutor is now unclear.
Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler said the articles did not sufficiently demonstrate that Krasner had failed to perform his duties or acted with an improper or corrupt motive, a standard required under the state constitution to impeach a public official. Williams said they will also argue in the appeal that the impeachment articles do cite examples of misconduct in office in the handling of two criminal court cases in which they said prosecutors in Krasner’s officeWilliams, a Chester County Republican, said he intends to argue that Krasner lied to the court and acted criminally in those matters.
The case could be held up in Supreme Court court for months, and any decisions would likely face appeals from both sides. It’s the latest complication in an unprecedented effort to remove Krasner. Republicans have argued that Krasner’s reform-oriented policies are driving an increase in gun violence in Philadelphia and that his team’s handling of some court cases and decision not to press charges against people for lower-level offenses, like drug possession and prostitution, violate state laws.
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