State Sen. Katrina Robinson was expelled on a 27-5 vote on Wednesday after a recommendation from the Senate Ethics Committee.
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“Expulsion of any member of an elected body is never good for our state and our citizens,” read a statement from State Rep. Antonio Parker, chairman of the Black Caucus. “The expulsion of Senator Robinson is deeply disheartening.”
- The state senator called the process “one of the most discriminatory, misogynistic, racist, and partisan hearings against a prominent state Senator in Tennessee,” according to the outlet.
- Robinson’s lawyers asked the state’s upper congressional chamber to delay the vote until after March 3 to hear the final court decision on the two counts of wire fraud she faces, saying she was ready to resign if the outcome was not in her favor.
- A vote on a delay resulted in a tie, which meant the motion failed, the outlet reported.
- “They determined she violated a criminal statute,” Republican state Sen. John Stevens said of her conviction. “How can we demand that citizens respect the integrity and reputation of the Senate if we disrespect them by ignoring their determinations?”
- She and other Democrats argued the vote should be delayed until March when she is sentenced on two charges. Robinson was acquitted by a judge on 15 of 20 charges and a jury convicted her on four of the five charges of wire fraud.
SOURCE: NYPOST
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