Kathleen Kane watching a 2015 drug investigation take place in Philadelphia.
Credit: PA Internet News Service
In the hours after Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted of perjury and other offenses Monday night, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf called for the disgraced elected official to step down.
Kane, who has been disbarred and will be sentenced in the next three months, has declined to step down but is not running for re-election.
Wolf’s statement:
“Today is a sad day for the commonwealth and the people of Pennsylvania. Attorney General Kane has been convicted of serious charges. These are unbecoming of the commonwealth’s top law enforcement officer.
“As I have made clear, I do not believe Kathleen Kane should be Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I believed this when she was charged, and today, after conviction, there should be no question that she should resign immediately.
“While there is no simple procedure to remove a civil officer, the Office of Attorney General and its employees, as well as the people of Pennsylvania, deserve to move on. I implore Attorney General Kane to do what is right: put the commonwealth’s residents first and step down from office.”
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement:
“Today is a terrible day for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is time to bring honor and respect back to the Office of the Attorney General and that is why we will work shoulder to shoulder with John Rafferty to see his vision of reform become a reality.”
