Impeachment Committee Demands Testimony from Governor

MONTGOMERY—The Alabama House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday demanded Gov. Robert Bentley appear before the committee’s 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 Committee’s 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 governor’s office, said the committee’s demand is an overreach.

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