Even if he's impeached, Gov. Greitens likely to fight to stay on the job [View all]

JEFFERSON CITY — The last time a Missouri statewide official was impeached, she was suspended from her official duties by the Missouri Supreme Court, and an interim officer temporarily replaced her.

Gov. Eric Greitens appears unwilling to let the same thing happen to him, if House lawmakers vote to impeach him.

"With respect to the governor, the Missouri Constitution does not contemplate any suspension upon impeachment, and so even if a governor were impeached, he or she would continue to function as the governor through any trial," said Ross Garber, an attorney working for the governor's office who is renowned as a national expert on impeachment law proceedings.

A House committee investigating Greitens continued meeting this week behind closed doors after issuing an explosive report earlier this month detailing allegations of misconduct against the Republican governor, who has been charged with two felonies.

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