South Dakota AG impeachment committee meets amid new claims
2 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota AG impeachment committee meets amid new claims

Associated Press  

— A South Dakota House committee examining whether Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached for his conduct after killing a pedestrian with his car in 2020 detailed Thursday how it planned to wrap up its investigation, while attempting to keep out fresh allegations from one of Gov. The committee’s decision may be complicated by a letter the committee received Wednesday from Craig Price, Noem’s public safety secretary who oversaw the crash investigation. In Wednesday’s letter, Price urged the committee to consider impeachment, calling Ravnsborg “unfit” to be the state’s top law enforcement officer. Price didn’t reveal specifics about text messages between Ravnsborg and his top aides except for one that the attorney general allegedly received from a political consultant two days after the crash.

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South Dakota AG convicted on 2 impeachment charges, removed
2 years, 6 months ago

South Dakota AG convicted on 2 impeachment charges, removed

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 fatal crash, removing and barring him from future office in a stinging rebuke that showed most senators didn’t believe his account of the crash. Nick Nemec, Boever’s cousin who has been a constant advocate for a severe punishment for Ravnsborg, …

South Dakota AG insists no wrongdoing during crash probe
2 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota AG insists no wrongdoing during crash probe

Associated Press  

— South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday insisted he had done nothing wrong in using his position overseeing the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation to make inquiries about what out-of-state criminal investigators could find on his phone during the investigation of his 2020 fatal car crash. The Republican attorney general is facing a House impeachment probe as lawmakers …

Investigators say South Dakota AG was untruthful about crash
2 years, 11 months ago

Investigators say South Dakota AG was untruthful about crash

Associated Press  

— Criminal investigators on Wednesday told South Dakota lawmakers that they didn’t believe the state’s attorney general when he told them he never saw the body of the man he fatally struck on the night of the 2020 crash. Investigators said they doubted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s insistence, both in public and in law enforcement interviews, that he initially thought …

South Dakota AG impeachment probe questions investigators
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota AG impeachment probe questions investigators

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers weighing impeachment charges for the state’s attorney general on Tuesday drilled into the investigation of his fatal car crash in 2020, spending hours questioning the law enforcement officers and a specialist who analyzed the crash. Nearly all of the House investigative committee’s work has so far happened behind closed doors, but the committee of seven Republicans …

South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy
2 years, 11 months ago

South Dakota AG impeachment investigation begins in secrecy

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers met behind closed doors on Tuesday as they launched an impeachment investigation into the state attorney general for his conduct surrounding a fatal car crash last year. The House Speaker, Republican Spencer Gosch, had pledged a transparent process as a committee that he appointed considers whether to recommend Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s impeachment. Gosch indicated Tuesday’s …

South Dakota House votes to launch impeachment probe of AG
3 years, 1 month ago

South Dakota House votes to launch impeachment probe of AG

Associated Press  

— South Dakota’s House launched an investigation Tuesday into whether the state’s attorney general should be impeached for his conduct surrounding a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian. A sizable majority of the Republican-dominated House voted to have a committee prepare a report and recommend whether Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached. The state constitution stipulates that …

South Dakota lawmakers to weigh whether seek AG impeachment
3 years, 2 months ago

South Dakota lawmakers to weigh whether seek AG impeachment

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota Legislature will consider whether to try to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian, a House leader said. Republican Speaker Spencer Gosch said Saturday that there is enough support in the state House to discuss impeachment. The impeachment discussions will take place when lawmakers are in Pierre for …

South Dakota House leader renews call for AG impeachment
3 years, 3 months ago

South Dakota House leader renews call for AG impeachment

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers are being asked to call a special session to consider impeaching Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for his conduct in a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian. In a joint statement released Thursday, the House Speaker, House Republican leader and House Democratic leader laid out a process to evaluate impeaching the Republican attorney general, but …

South Dakota House’s call on AG impeachment may take months
3 years, 3 months ago

South Dakota House’s call on AG impeachment may take months

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House speaker has received a hard drive containing all of the findings of the investigation into the state attorney general’s car crash that killed a pedestrian last year, but it could take months before the chamber decides whether to try to impeach the state’s top law enforcement official. Prosecutors spent months weighing what charges to bring …

South Dakota House lawmakers leave AG impeachment in doubt
3 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota House lawmakers leave AG impeachment in doubt

Associated Press  

— The South Dakota House on Wednesday left the impeachment of the state’s attorney general in doubt as lawmakers moved to delay evaluating whether he should be impeached until the conclusion of the criminal case against him for hitting and killing a man with his car. The House State Affairs Committee amended a resolution to impeach Republican Attorney General Jason …

South Dakota House moves to impeach AG after fatal crash
3 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota House moves to impeach AG after fatal crash

Associated Press  

— South Dakota House lawmakers on Tuesday began impeachment proceedings against the state’s attorney general, who is facing misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car and is already under pressure to resign. Michael Moore, the Beadle County State’s Attorney who is assisting in the case, said Monday that when Ravnsborg was interviewed by law enforcement following …

South Dakota House leaders weigh impeachment of AG in crash
3 years, 10 months ago

South Dakota House leaders weigh impeachment of AG in crash

Associated Press  

— South Dakota lawmakers are considering impeaching the state’s attorney general as he faces misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car, Republican legislative leaders said Monday. Rep. Tim Goodwin, a Republican whip whose job is to gain support from his fellow lawmakers, said Ravnsborg should resign and that lawmakers are considering impeachment if he doesn’t. South …

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