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Missouri legislators to weigh impeachment of scandal-plagued governor
Source: Reuters
POLITICS MAY 18, 2018 / 6:10 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Missouri legislators to weigh impeachment of scandal-plagued governor
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Missouri legislators are set to convene on Friday to weigh the possible impeachment of Governor Eric Greitens, who has been embroiled in separate sex and fundraising scandals that have led to mounting pressure for his resignation.
The Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly is scheduled to begin a special session in Jefferson City, Missouri, to consider what disciplinary steps to take against the first-term Republican governor, including impeachment, after hearing the recommendations of a special House investigative panel.
Greitens has vowed to remain in office while he fights to clear his name. No Missouri governor has ever been impeached.
Greitens, a 44-year-old former Navy SEAL commando once seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, was previously charged with felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected. He has said he is innocent, the relationship was consensual and he was the subject of a political witch hunt.
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Missouri legislators to weigh impeachment of scandal-plagued governor
Reuters Staff
3 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Missouri legislators are set to convene on Friday to weigh the possible impeachment of Governor Eric Greitens, who has been embroiled in separate sex and fundraising scandals that have led to mounting pressure for his resignation.
The Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly is scheduled to begin a special session in Jefferson City, Missouri, to consider what disciplinary steps to take against the first-term Republican governor, including impeachment, after hearing the recommendations of a special House investigative panel.
Greitens has vowed to remain in office while he fights to clear his name. No Missouri governor has ever been impeached.
Greitens, a 44-year-old former Navy SEAL commando once seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, was previously charged with felony invasion of privacy in connection with an admitted extramarital affair in 2015 with a hairdresser before he was elected. He has said he is innocent, the relationship was consensual and he was the subject of a political witch hunt.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-missouri-governor/missouri-legislators-to-weigh-impeachment-of-scandal-plagued-governor-idUSKCN1IJ14H
