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Really didn’t think it would happen.
The idea that a body of 94 percent Republicans could find a two-thirds majority to toss a fellow party loyalist — even one who killed a guy while driving home from a Trump fundraiser.
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg would ultimately be convicted of a series of misdemeanors for scrolling right-wing news sites while driving, while law enforcement complained that he tried to mislead them about the accident.
After impeachment efforts initially stalled, the House eventually sent Ravnsborg to a Senate trial. And amazingly the Senate managed to cobble together the EXACT number of votes required for the first article of impeachment.
This article accused Ravnsborg of crimes causing the death of the man he struck. The second article, accusing Ravnsborg of misrepresenting the accident to law enforcement earned a 31-2 vote. Ultimately all 33 state senators voted to bar Ravnsborg from holding office.
Earlier: State AG FINALLY Impeached After Deadly Traffic Accident
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South Dakota AG Reaches Settlement With His Victim’s Family
South Dakota’s Actual Law Enforcement Peeved With AG’s Slap On The Wrist
State AG Killed A Guy… Judge Fines Him $1,000.
State AG Who Killed A Pedestrian Suggests It Was Suicide As Opposed To His Scrolling The Internet While Driving
State Attorney General Told Officers He’d Hit A Deer… In Reality, A Man Is Now Dead
State AG Killed A Man And Told Cops He’d Hit A Deer, Will Only Face Misdemeanor Charges
Dead Man’s Glasses Found INSIDE South Dakota AG’s Car
South Dakota AG Is Going To Keep Driving Dangerously Until He Kills Someone… Again
Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.
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