It is believed he made off with nearly $200,000. Although he and the money were never found, he was tried and convicted in absentia. In 1888, State Treasurer “Honest Dick” Tate disappeared with most of the funds in the state treasury. The Senate found him guilty of five of the 22 charges he faced, and permanently disqualified him from office. In 1803, Bourbon County Surveyor Thomas Jones was impeached for overcharging the state for his services, failure to perform his duties and surveying the wrong tracts of land.Īlthough Jones resigned before his Senate trial, the tribunal determined that did not terminate their authority and continued the case. Impeachment has been a rare procedure in Kentucky, with only four known instances, according to the Legislative Research Commission. Deliberations will be of a private nature,” Nemes said. All evidence we received has been made public, all testimony, if we receive testimony, will be public. “This committee was the first in the history of Kentucky to make our proceedings public. Beshear’s General Counsel, Amy Cubbage, “requesting some follow-up information.”Ī similar letter seeking follow-up information was also sent to Attorney General Cameron, according to Nemes. The other two actions involved the original petition against the governor and attorney general. The other dismissal contained identical language, except it identified Take Back Kentucky as the petitioner. So ordered this fifth day of February 2021.” 1, 2021, by the Kentucky Liberty Pac is dismissed. Andrew Beshear, styled as ‘Impeach Beshear,’ received on Feb. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, read the dismissals: “Upon consideration and review by the 2021 Regular Session Impeachment Committee, the petition of Gov. Those two were the ones dismissed.Ĭommittee Chair, Rep. Two more petitions were filed against Beshear: one on behalf of Take Back Kentucky, and the other by the Kentucky Liberty Pac. No action was taken on this petition on Friday.Īnother petition was signed by four people, including three members of the Jefferson County grand jury who heard the Breonna Taylor case, seeking the impeachment of Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Robert Goforth, R-East Bernstadt, who faces first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault charges at Laurel Circuit Court, which allegedly involved his wife as the victim. One, signed by eight people, seeks the impeachment of Rep. One of the men has since withdrawn his name from the petition.Īfter Osborne named the committee, which also includes two alternate members, one Republican and one Democrat, other petitions were filed. The seven-member panel, consisting of four Republicans and three Democrats, was named by House Speaker David Osborne, R-Prospect, after four men filed an eight-count petition, in which they claimed closings, restrictions and other actions taken by the governor during the COVID-19 pandemic, were unconstitutional. (KT) - The Kentucky House Impeachment Committee met behind closed doors for about three hours on Friday, then emerged to announce two of the three impeachment petitions filed against Gov.
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