Progressive Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Impeached Amid Rise In Crime

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner was impeached Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s Republican-led House of Representatives.

The final vote of 107-85 ran almost entirely along party lines following intense debate on the House floor, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Republicans currently hold a 23-seat majority in the chamber but control now hangs in the balance because of Democrat performance in the midterms.

Krasner office released a statement slamming “elected officials who do not live or vote in Philadelphia” for “trying so hard to erase the votes of Philadelphians” without presenting “a single shred of evidence connecting [their] policies to any uptick in crime.” He claimed that Pennsylvania Republicans “willfully avoided hearing the facts about [his] office” and did not provide him a chance to defend his record, according to CBS.