12 Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Gov. Mike DeWine Over Pandemic Response

Twelve articles of impeachment against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine were filed on Nov. 30 by fellow GOP members over his handling of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. State Rep. John Becker is leading the effort to try and oust DeWine from office, joined by Republican Reps. Nino Vitale, Candice Keller, and Paul Zeltwanger, who say the articles are part of an “effort to restore the rule of law” following DeWine’s pandemic response. The articles of impeachment against the Republican governor accuse him of violating both the state and U.S. Constitutions by abusing his power as governor through “arbitrarily” forcing certain businesses to close while letting other companies remain open and implementing a statewide mask mandate. “Governor DeWine’s mismanagement, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of power, and other crimes include, but are not limited to, meddling in the conduct of a presidential primary election, arbitrarily closing and placing curfews on certain …