Daily News | The Pa. House is going to vote on Philly DA Larry Krasner’s impeachment today
Impeachment requires a simple majority vote in the House, where Republicans hold a 23-seat majority. A trial would then take place in the Senate, and removal would require a two-thirds vote in the upper chamber.about how or when that Senate trial might take place. And the practical effects of impeachment for Krasner appear uncertain in the near-term.
The resolution to impeach Krasner was introduced by Rep. Martina White, a Northeast Philadelphia Republican who said Krasner’s office has “inappropriately” used prosecutorial discretion and failed to keep residents safe as shootings and homicides have soared. of his office. Krasner has denied that, saying he appropriately challenged that investigation’s validity in Commonwealth Court.on crime, saying prosecutors divert some low-level offenders out of the criminal justice system but are committed to prosecuting violent offenses.
If the House approves Krasner’s impeachment, it would be an exceptionally rare event. In its 340-year history, the legislature has impeached and removed only one person from office: Rolf Larsen, a onetime state Supreme Court justice, who in 1994 was impeached and removed for making legal decisions based on improper conversations with a political supporter.
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