Michigan Democrat Jocelyn Benson faces impeachment resolution over corruption concerns

Michigan Republicans filed articles of impeachment against embattled Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on Tuesday.

Republican state Rep. James DeSana announced his resolution to impeach Benson during a press conference in Lansing. The three articles of impeachment accuse Benson of multiple instances of unlawful behavior, including making an $82,500 donation from her PAC to Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden’s election campaign one month before she made arguments before the state Supreme Court, failing to preserve critical election records, and coercing local boards of canvassers into certifying local elections.