House Judiciary Denies Bentley’s Request To Suspend Impeachment

MONTGOMERY—On Wednesday, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Mike Jones (R-Andalusia), denied Governor Robert Bentley’s request to suspend the impeachment proceedings. Jones also denied the Governor’s request that certain committee members be recused from the hearings.

Jones issued a lengthy request for documents related to the funding of the Governor’s former senior adviser, Rebecca Caldwell Mason.

“After careful consideration and a close examination of the constitutional law and other reference sources, the motions are denied,” Jones said in a press release.

Bentley’s attorneys requested the committee suspend the impeachment investigation in August. In Jones’ eight-page response, he states that the Governor’s complaint, “that the hearings deny his rights to due process are premature and erroneous.” He also ruled that committee members are not required to recuse themselves since “the governor has no legal or political authority to dictate to the House or this Committee” which member can participate in the hearings. Bentley had requested the recusal of three members who had signed the petition.

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