Impeachment fever hits Kentucky with efforts to oust leaders

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Impeachment fever has struck Kentucky where grievances over coronavirus restrictions and the outcome of the Breonna Taylor death investigation have spurred petitions to oust both the governor and the attorney general. Republican Rep. Jason Nemes, the panel’s chairman, said he hoped for a quick reply “so we can resolve this matter as expeditiously as possible.” Another petition, filed against Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron is less likely to gain traction than the Beshear petition because of the legislature's makeup, although Cross and other observers say neither is likely to become more than a political nuisance. “We settle our policy difference at the ballot box, not like this.” Another pending impeachment petition was filed recently against GOP state Rep. Robert Goforth, a former gubernatorial candidate who was indicted for allegedly trying to strangle a woman. "I take actions to save lives.” The petition calling for Cameron's impeachment involves a handful of people, including three grand jurors who criticized his handling of the investigation into Taylor’s shooting death by police.