Northern Marianas Governor, Ralph Torres, may have been acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial, but it's not stopping the House of Representatives.
The governor of the Northern Marianas, Ralph Torres. Photo: CNMI Republican Facebook
It plans to publicly release the Articles of Impeachment which the CNMI Senate rejected last week.
Representative Leila Staffler said the Articles includes evidence collected and presented by the House Judiciary and Governmental Operations Committee over the course of last year that led to Mr Torres' impeachment.
The Senate refused to let the House present its evidence.
Ms Staffler said, if they had been given the opportunity, they would have presented evidence which, she said, shows how Mr Torres used his position to deprive the CNMI of its resources for his personal and political gain.
She said it includes a plethora of evidence ranging from questionable reimbursements, to having his staff coordinate so-called official travel that just so happened to coincide with political gatherings.
