Philadelphia's elected Democratic prosecutor faces a state Senate trial and possible removal from office.
The State House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment, which sets up a vote by the full state house.Philadelphia's elected Democratic prosecutor faces a state Senate trial and possible removal from office after the Republican-led state House voted Wednesday to impeach him over progressive policies he has enacted amid rising crime in the city.
Krasner, who was overwhelmingly reelected by Philadelphia voters last year, is not accused of breaking the law. Instead, Republicans argued that he should be removed from office for various reasons, including his failure to prosecute some minor crimes and his bail request policies, his staff oversight and reports that his office didn't adequately notify crime victims about certain matters. They also alleged that Krasner obstructed the House's investigation of his office.
"They have impeached me without presenting a single shred of evidence connecting our policies to any uptick in crime," he said.
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