HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans filed two articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, charging him with not adequately enforcing state laws and implementing policies they say have contributed to a spike in gun violence.
The charges say Krasner, a Democrat, engaged in “misbehavior in office” — which the state constitution says can be a basis for impeachment — and obstructed the efforts of a legislative committee investigating him.
State Rep. Martina White, a Republican who represents Northeast Philadelphia and is the prime sponsor of the impeachment legislation, said Wednesday that Krasner has “toppled the scales of justice in favor of criminals.” House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, a Centre Republican, said Philadelphia residents are “prisoners of fear.”
