Alabama Lawmaker Obtains Enough Signatures to Pursue Impeachment of Gov. Bentley - State and Federal Communications

May 2, 2016  •  

Alabama Lawmaker Obtains Enough Signatures to Pursue Impeachment of Gov. Bentley

Gov. Robert BentleyRep. Ed Henry has collected enough signatures to formally begin an impeachment investigation against Gov. Robert Bentley.

Bentley has declined to step down amid a political scandal involving allegations of misuse of state funds and an affair with a former political adviser.

A judiciary committee will be established within the next few weeks to examine the merits for impeachment.

Photo of Gov. Robert Bentley by Sutherland Boswell on Wikimedia Commons.

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