Gov. Larry Hogan faces impeachment call from Trump-aligned Republican

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

A fellow Republican has called for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to be impeached, accusing the governor of betraying his oath of office and thrusting attention on the party’s internal rift.

The formal impeachment resolution, introduced Thursday by a Trump-aligned political adversary of Hogan’s, faults the governor’s pandemic restrictions, purchase of defective coronavirus tests from South Korea and use of self-destructing message apps. The wide-ranging resolution says those actions, and others, defy the governor’s constitutional oath to act in the best interests of Maryland residents.

The attack from within his own party also highlights Hogan’s complicated political calculus as he weighs a 2024 bid for the White House. The governor’s anti-Trump comments and popularity among Maryland Democratic voters hasn’t insulated him from sharp Republican criticism, including former president Donald Trump’s characterization of Hogan as a RINO — Republican In Name Only.
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The rare impeachment effort is pushed by Del. Daniel L. Cox, a Republican candidate for governor who has been endorsed by Trump and previously filed an unsuccessful lawsuit in federal court challenging the governor’s pandemic policies.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/10/larry-hogan-impeachment/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main

[Bleacher Creature]

1. I knew this was Cox before I even clicked on the thread.

If anything, Hogan benefits from attacks from this lunatic as it helps him pretend to be a voice of reason within the GOP.

[Chicago1980]

2. Such a petty and vindictive cult the Republican party is.

[ificandream]

3. By ... a Republican candidate for governor ... well, well, well...

It didn't work in California and it won't work in Maryland.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

4. I love it when they eat their own.

Carry on.

[Martin68]

5. This can only be good news.

[elleng]

6. Good that I've never heard of this 'cox' guy.