Panel to meet on impeachment
2nd hearing to begin this morning
A special House subcommittee will meet for the second time beginning at 10:30 a.m. today to consider Gov. Mark Sanford's impeachment.
The seven-member legislative panel is expected to discuss Sanford's use of the state airplane. The panel will meet again Thursday to talk about campaign reimbursements, totaling less than $3,000, and his use of first- and business-class airplane tickets, despite state law that requires the cheapest accommodations possible.
Check back with postandcourier.com starting at 10:30 a.m. for updates during the subcommittee hearing, and for a link to live streaming video of the hearing, courtesy of ETV.
Rep. Jim Harrison, a Columbia Republican who is leading the impeachment talks, wants the subcommittee to break up topics included in a more than 1,000-page State Ethics Commission investigation over several meetings.
The legislators are expected to meet again Monday and Dec. 9, if needed. They will decide whether to advance an impeachment resolution to the full House Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Greg Delleney, R-Chester, filed the resolution to remove Sanford based on his five-day disappearance in June to Argentina. Delleney wants Sanford impeached based on serious misconduct.
The State Ethics Commission charged Sanford with 37 possible violations related to using his public office for personal financial gain. The civil charges come with a maximum of $74,000 in fines.
Harrison wants the full House Judiciary Committee to finish its consideration of Sanford's impeachment by Christmas.
The governor is not expected to attend today's meeting. He will be in Moncks Corner at 11:15 a.m. to visit a local business and then travel to Georgetown to meet with a rotary club at 1 p.m.
Harrison has said the governor is invited to testify before the panel whenever he would like, but Sanford has not been subpoenaed to do so.
Today's meeting is open to the public. It will be held in room 101 of the Blatt Building on Statehouse grounds in Columbia.
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