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South Dakota Gov. Noem gets emphatic win with AG’s removal

Senator David Wheeler asks a question of one of the investigators during the impeachment trial of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in in Pierre, S.D. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) Senator Lee Schoenbeck asks a question of the defense during the impeachment trial of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in in Pierre, S.D. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg consults with his attorney, Mike Butler, before Butler responds to a senator's question during the impeachment trial of Ravnsborg on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) Jason Ravnsborg, left, and his attorney, Mike Butler, leave the South Dakota State Capitol after Ravnsborg was convicted on both articles of impeachment and voted to be removed from the Attorney General's office on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian, immediately removing him and barring him from serving in public office again. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) Jenny Boever, widow of the deceased Joseph Boever, cries as the senate vote passes to impeach and remove Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he killed Boever, immediately removing him and barring him from serving in public office again. (Erin Woodiel /The Argus Leader via AP) Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reacts to the successful vote to impeach and remove him from office on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian, immediately removing him and barring him from serving in public office again. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) Senator Ernie Otten takes notes while Special Agent Cassidy Halseth of the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation testifies at the impeachment trial of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. (Erin Woodiel/The Argus Leader via AP) FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2002 file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks in Orlando, Fla. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces the state's first impeachment trial next week for his conduct surrounding a 2020 car crash in which he struck and killed a pedestrian. A conviction would be a victory for Noem, who has adamantly pushed for Ravnsborg's ouster. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
South Dakota Gov. Noem gets emphatic win with AG’s removal