Bentley: 'I'm the best governor Alabama's ever had by far' (AP/al.com) [View all]

Updated on July 18, 2017 at 1:13 PM Posted on July 18, 2017 at 11:49 AM

By The Associated Press
Former Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley is giving his time in office fantastic reviews three months after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges and resigned.

"I'm the best governor Alabama's ever had by far," Bentley told WVTM-TV in an interview .

Bentley, 74, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor campaign finance charges in April and resigned in an agreement with prosecutors as legislative impeachment hearings began in Montgomery.


The one-time Baptist deacon was swept up in a sex scandal after recordings surfaced of him making suggestive remarks to a female aide before his divorce. The impeachment hearings would have looked in part on whether Bentley coerced staff to help hide the relationship.

In the interview, Bentley blamed political opponents and bad legal advice for his departure.
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