{"id":2255875,"date":"2024-05-30T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-house-republicans-push-to-impeach-states-attorney-general\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:07:01","slug":"arizona-house-republicans-push-to-impeach-states-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-house-republicans-push-to-impeach-states-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona House Republicans are advocating for the impeachment of the state&#8217;s attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-house-republicans-push-to-impeach-states-attorney-general%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of Arizona House Republicans is pushing for the impeachment of Democratic\u200b Attorney General Kris Mayes, accusing her of misconduct. The House Ad Hoc Committee on \u2063Executive Oversight recommended her impeachment for \u200calleged abuses of power and\u200b neglect of duty. Mayes denies the allegations\u2063 and continues her public\u2064 engagements, focusing on water resources in the \u200dstate. Arizona House Republicans\u2063 are calling for the impeachment of Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, citing\u200c misconduct. The House committee\u2064 recommended her \u200cimpeachment for alleged abuses of \u200dpower and\u2063 neglect\u200d of duty. Despite \u2063the allegations, Mayes\u2063 continues her public engagements, particularly focusing on water resources \u200bin the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona House<\/a> are recommending the impeachment of Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes over what they call \u201cmalfeasance in office.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24700392-house-exec-oversight-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a report<\/a> Wednesday that recommended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>state<\/a> legislature use its powers to impeach Mayes for abusing her authority. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-roy-democrats-wont-negotiate-on-h-r-1\/\" title=\"Rep. Roy: Democrats won\u2019t negotiate on H.R.1\">committee met<\/a> twice over the past few weeks before the recommendation for impeachment was made, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/arizona\/2024\/05\/29\/gop-panel-calls-for-kris-mayes-impeachment\/73899087007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the <em>Arizona Republic<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on Attorney General Mayes\u2019 abuse of power, neglect of duty, and malfeasance in office, the Committee finds that Attorney General Mayes has committed impeachable offenses,\u201d according to the report. \u201cThe Committee therefore recommends the House adopt a resolution impeaching Attorney General Kris Mayes and appointing a board of managers to prosecute her at a Senate trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report outlines six reasons for Mayes\u2019s impeachment, including a warning against an Arizona county counting ballots by hand, town halls she held regarding water resources and nuisance lawsuits, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azag.gov\/press-release\/attorney-general-mayes-warns-patients-about-crisis-pregnancy-centers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>consumer alert<\/a> she issued about healthcare clinics that made it seem as if abortion services were provided when they actually aimed to convince those seeking abortions not to go through with the procedure. <\/p>\n<p>The committee was<a href=\"https:\/\/news.azpm.org\/p\/azpmnews\/2024\/5\/29\/220433-gop-committee-recommends-impeaching-democratic-attorney-general-kris-mayes-in-senate-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> created this March<\/a> to \u201cscrutinize\u201d Mayes and \u201cother state officials\u201d but has only investigated Mayes so far. Mayes told the<em> Arizona Republic<\/em> the report was a \u201csham\u201d and \u201cabsurd,\u201d saying it was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not going to disrupt the way I do my job, which is to protect the people of Arizona and tackle the real issues they\u2019re facing,\u201d Mayes said. <\/p>\n<p>Mayes is set to host another town hall on water resources Thursday, part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/2975627\/arizona-democrats-focus-on-water-rural-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a strategic tour<\/a> she has embarked on in rural parts of the desert state to highlight what Democrats have done for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2910656\/arizona-turns-off-taps-saudi-business-pumping-5-billion-gallons-water-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>water shortage<\/a>. The committee alleged the events across the state are a misuse of public resources and that Mayes is campaigning for a possible ballot measure on water resources. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to stop doing town halls and hearing out the people of Arizona. That\u2019s my job,\u201d Mayes said. \u201cAnd perhaps if these, you know, extreme Republicans would spend more time listening to Arizonans, they\u2019d understand what our residents are dealing with every day. But they obviously don\u2019t see their jobs the same way I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report also recommended financial punishment in addition to impeachment. Under this avenue, the legislature would subtract funds from Mayes\u2019s office equal to the amount Republican legislators have spent defending cases they say Mayes\u2019s office would not. The legislature could also defund units in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-dean-msm-coverage-of-cuomo-was-puff-pieces-while-there-were-bodybags-piling-up\/\" title=\"FNC's Dean: MSM Coverage of Cuomo Was 'Puff Pieces' While 'There Were Bodybags Piling up'\">attorney general\u2019<\/a>s budget that the legislature did not specifically approve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-on-if-illegal-border-crossing-should-still-be-a-crime-if-hell-prosecute-i-dont-know\/\" title=\"Garland On If Illegal Border Crossing Should Still Be A Crime, If He\u2019ll Prosecute: \u2018I Don\u2019t Know\u2019\">top law enforcement office<\/a> in the state of Arizona,\u201d Mayes said. \u201cWe have 60 hardworking agents working day in and day out fighting the drug cartels, doing dangerous work on behalf of the people of Arizona. And this legislature wants to defund us? \u2026 It would appear it\u2019s the Republican Party now that wants to defund the police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The likelihood of Mayes being convicted on impeachment charges in Arizona is slim because Republicans have only a two-seat majority in both chambers. A conviction would require a majority vote in the House and a two-thirds majority in the state Senate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, a Republican, said he would vote in favor of the impeachment based on what he has read in the report so far. He said Mayes has \u201crefused to do the job\u201d but understands a conviction in the impeachment would be \u201cdifficult.\u201d In the Senate, Democrats would have to join their Republican counterparts in voting to convict Mayes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI happen to be pretty decent at math,\u201d Toma said. \u201cI understand to get to 20 in the Senate would be difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona House Republicans are urging the impeachment of Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes, citing alleged &#8220;malfeasance in office.&#8221; The House Ad Hoc Committee on Executive Oversight&#8217;s report proposed Mayes&#8217; impeachment for misuse of authority. 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