Impeachment Committee Demands Testimony from Governor
MONTGOMERYThe Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded Gov. Robert Bentley appear before the committees special counsel to deliver testimony for his impeachment investigation.
As we seek to discharge our constitutional duty with regard to this investigation, we want a clear, truthful record from the Governor and his staff, said Rep. Mike Jones, House Judiciary Committee chair. The Committees rules authorize our Special Counsel to take this testimony for the Committee, much like a deposition in a civil case.
In a notice sent Monday, the committee ordered Bentley to appear before special counsel Jackson Sharman in private without the committee, the press or the public present to deliver his sworn testimony for the Committee.
Ross Garber, an attorney for the governors office, said the committees demand is an overreach.
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