Alabama Governor Facing Impeachment Push: I've Done Nothing Illegal (and he invokes God)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Governor Facing Impeachment Push: I've Done Nothing Illegal

By MELISSA BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Apr 29, 2016, 3:08 PM ET

Embattled Gov. Robert Bentley on Friday maintained he has done nothing wrong, just a day after Alabama lawmakers revived an impeachment effort against him.

At a press conference in his office, Bentley initially tried to side step impeachment questions but relented when pressed, imploring Alabamians to trust him.

"I've done nothing — absolutely nothing — that is illegal or unethical," Bentley said.

Bentley faces accusations of corruption and willful neglect of duty a month after he acknowledged making inappropriate remarks to a female political adviser, but the governor says Alabamians shouldn't worry about the possibility of impeachment.

"Distractions that come around us all the time, that is not going to keep me from carrying out the purpose that I believe God put me here to do," Bentley said. "That's to do this job well and to do it in a way that glorifies Him but also to do it in a way that it helps the people of this state."

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[Xipe Totec]

1. If God put him there, then may God protect him from the electorate. nt

[Lochloosa]

2. Did he sing out "Praise God" when he wrapped his hands around....

Whoops. Never mind.

[Initech]

3. Is he trying to pull a Jedi Mind Trick here?

[jberryhill]

4. Oh, okay, well as long as God put him there, I guess there's no alternative than to keep him there

What an ego.

I love how carrying out his job to the benefit of his constituents is secondary to "glorifying God". He's not even working for Alabamans.

Unless God is an Alabaman.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Gov. Bentley, you're lucky you're only being impeached, perhaps removed from office in disgrace.

Gov. Don Siegelman went to prison for MUCH LESS.

Count your blessings, you ungrateful bastard.