IMPEACHMENT: South Dakota Attorney General cited for "malfeasance" by GOP legislature

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% :"(1) Immediately following the collision, Attorney General Ravnsborg identified himself by his official title and made a direct misrepresentation to the dispatch officer, misleading first responders as to the crime he had just committed;(2) During the investigation, Attorney General Ravnsborg made numerous misrepresentations and misstatements of fact to law enforcement and to the public regarding his conduct surrounding his criminal acts; and(3) Attorney General Ravnsborg used assets of the Office of the Attorney General to benefit himself personally with respect to the investigation into his criminal activity."
41% : Today, the South Dakota House of Representatives voted to impeach Ravnsborg, citing his "numerous misrepresentations and misstatements of fact to law enforcement and the public," and accusing him of having "misused the assets of his office," making him the very first South Dakota official to ever be impeached.

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