PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who was impeached last week by the Pennsylvania state House, denounced the charges against him as a Republican-led effort to disenfranchise city voters and said the push to remove him from office sets a dangerous precedent.
During a news conference at Philadelphia City Hall Monday, Krasner and more than a dozen of his political allies said the prosecutor has not committed any impeachable offenses but was impeached for implementing progressive policies.
"Never in the history of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania has there ever been an effort to impeach, charge, or remove someone from office for their policies," said Krasner, a Democrat. "This is something you do for crimes."
