BREAKING NEWS: South Dakota House votes to impeach Ravnsborg (Audio)
April 12, 2022
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has impeached the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a September 2020 fatal car crash that killed pedestrian Joseph Boever near Highmore.
The Republican-controlled House rejected a majority report from a special investigative committee that had recommended against impeaching Jason Ravnsborg.
Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for her fellow Republican to be impeached, as had Democrats.
Representative Will Mortenson of Pierre introduced the articles of impeachment. He says Ravnsborg did not do the honorable thing…
Representative Nancy York of Watertown says everyone has to be treated equally….
York believes law enforcement has lost confidence in the Attorney General…
Representative Hugh Bartels of Watertown says he’s troubled by Ravnsborg’s actions AFTER the accident…
Deutsch tells KWAT News what led him to vote “yes’ on impeachment…
KWAT News talked with Senate Pro Tempore Lee Schoenbeck of Watertown about what’s next…..
For Senators, Schoenbeck says this will be somewhat similar to sitting through a trial and listening to testimony…
Schoebeck says he wants the Senate to reach a decision quickly–within a couple of days…
Ravnsborg will be at least temporarily removed from his office until a Senate impeachment trial that will happen in May.
It takes a two-thirds majority in the 35-member Senate to convict on the impeachment charges.
