The state Senate — by a vote of 29-19 — has voted not to remove attorney general Kathleen Kane. 33 votes were needed to remove her.
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman says the issue can be revisited if warranted.
The state Supreme Court suspended Kane’s law license after she was charged with perjury and obstruction in connection to the so-called porngate email scandal related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.
Kane released the following statement on today’s Senate vote:
“Today is a good day for all those who share my desire to restore confidence in our judges and prosecutors and integrity to our system of justice. Special Prosecutor Gansler will press on, leaving no hate-filled email unread and no ex parte communication uncovered, in our effort to deliver to all Pennsylvanians, the system of justice we deserve rather than the one we now have. I am happy to continue this effort, finish the mission I pledged to carry out and the job for which I was elected to serve.”
At the same time the nearly 3-hour debate was going on in the Senate, the House voted 170-12 to authorize its judiciary committee to make a recommendation on whether Kane should be impeached.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Ron Marsico says committee work on the impeachment process could be finished in May or June.