Alabama governor Robert Bentley resigns

Published April 10, 2017 8:29pm ET



Gov. Robert Bentley, R-Ala., resigned Monday following a House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on allegations that he committed felony-level crimes while covering up an extramarital affair with a female aide, according to multiple local news reports.

Bentley agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.

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