Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, under fire for sexual harassment allegations in his office as well as his admission of a sexual affair with a 28-year-old employee, resisted calls Tuesday that he resign or face impeachment. Reuters:Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann, who has been investigating companies involved with subprime mortgages, was under mounting pressure on Tuesday to resign or face possible impeachment in the wake of a sexual harassment probe in the attorney general's office.According to this report, Marc Dann is a superdelegate; but he's not on the Politico list as a superdelegate. (Photo credit: Pho's Akron Pages)
Dann released an e-mail on Monday that he sent to his staff saying he intended to stay in office. On Friday, he announced the firing or resignation of three staffers in his office and said he had had a relationship with another staff member.
On Tuesday, the Democrat minority in the House was looking into procedural issues for impeachment, according to Phil Saken, communications director for House Democrats. He said it has been 188 years since Ohio tried to impeach a state official.
"The information we have leads to the conclusion it would be extremely difficult if not impossible for him to continue on as attorney general," Saken said.
Calls for Dann's resignation have come from fellow Democrats, such as Gov. Ted Strickland and State Treasurer Richard Cordray, as well as Republicans, including the heads of the Ohio House and Senate.
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Democrats have started scrubbing their web sites to erase Marc Dann.
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