Pennsylvania to Start Impeachment Proceedings for Attorney General

The New York Times: HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to begin impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who survived a separate attempt by Senate Republicans to oust her using an arcane constitutional procedure not invoked here since 1891.

The back-to-back votes were the latest turn in an intriguing drama involving Ms. Kane, who has publicized lewd and bigoted emails sent by some of the most powerful figures in Pennsylvania — only to find herself facing perjury charges, with her law license suspended by the State Supreme Court.

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