The Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance two impeachment articles against Democratic Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, whom the GOP blames for crime problems in the state’s most populous city.
, with GOP leaders saying a floor vote to send it to the Senate was expected Wednesday.
The impeachment proposals claim that Krasner’s leadership has been a direct cause of increasing violent and property crimes and that he obstructed the House’s work by not sufficiently complying with a subpoena from the legislative committee investigating him. “Who oversees the district attorney in Philadelphia? We do — we are the only body who can take action to impeach the man for what he has done to our city,” White said before the committee vote.
Rep. Jason Dawkins, D-Philadelphia, said the city’s crime was a pivotal issue in Republican messaging during the recent election, when Democrats picked up about a dozen seats andafter 12 years. Dawkins’ attempt to delay the committee vote by holding a hearing also failed on party lines.
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