CBS: Alabama Governor Vows to Fight Impeachment Effort

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ROSE Some ░░░░░░░░ in Alabama are trying ░░░░░░░░ force their governor out ░░░░░░░░ his job Governor Robert ░░░░░░░░ faces an impeachment effort ░░░░░░░░ making sexually explicit remarks ░░░░░░░░ a female adviser The ░░░░░░░░ surfaced last month Bentley ░░░░░░░░ married when he made ░░░░░░░░ comments Mark Strassmann is ░░░░░░░░ the state capital in ░░░░░░░░ where critics accuse Bentley ░░░░░░░░ corruption Mark good morning ░░░░░░░░ Good morning Governor Bentley ░░░░░░░░ this impeachment resolution a ░░░░░░░░ attack But the 73 ░░░░░░░░ old Sunday school teacher ░░░░░░░░ Twice as a family ░░░░░░░░ Republican These articles of ░░░░░░░░ say he betrayed his ░░░░░░░░ and is unfit to ░░░░░░░░ clip starts HENRY It ░░░░░░░░ time to put aside ░░░░░░░░ selfishness and step down ░░░░░░░░ voice over A bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ of lawmakers say they ░░░░░░░░ lost confidence in Alabama ░░░░░░░░ Robert Bentley and plan ░░░░░░░░ impeach him This five ░░░░░░░░ resolution calls out Bentley ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate relationship and says ░░░░░░░░ is credible evidence that ░░░░░░░░ consistently acted in violation ░░░░░░░░ law to promote his ░░░░░░░░ personal agenda FORD Nothing ░░░░░░░░ the governor has said ░░░░░░░░ true STRASSMANN voice over ░░░░░░░░ a statement Governor Bentley ░░░░░░░░ there are no ground ░░░░░░░░ impeachment and I will ░░░░░░░░ defend myself He called ░░░░░░░░ proceedings nothing more than ░░░░░░░░ grandstanding intended to grab ░░░░░░░░ Conversations between Bentley and ░░░░░░░░ former political adviser Rebekah ░░░░░░░░ Mason a married mother ░░░░░░░░ allegedly recorded in 2014 ░░░░░░░░ the governor was still ░░░░░░░░ to his wife Diane ░░░░░░░░ has repeatedly said he ░░░░░░░░ sorry BENTLEY I made ░░░░░░░░ mistake I have made ░░░░░░░░ mistake I want to ░░░░░░░░ to the people of ░░░░░░░░ state of Alabama STRASSMANN ░░░░░░░░ over He admits making ░░░░░░░░ calls but contends he ░░░░░░░░ mason who resigned last ░░░░░░░░ were having a physical ░░░░░░░░ BENTLEY I have put ░░░░░░░░ in the rearview mirror ░░░░░░░░ others have not STRASSMANN ░░░░░░░░ over On Monday Bentley ░░░░░░░░ asked for forgiveness BENTLEY ░░░░░░░░ take full control of ░░░░░░░░ take full it s ░░░░░░░░ I did it I ░░░░░░░░ it STRASSMANN voice over ░░░░░░░░ state s Lieutenant Governor ░░░░░░░░ Ivey says she is ░░░░░░░░ to serve But if ░░░░░░░░ is a transition it ░░░░░░░░ not be seamless REPORTER ░░░░░░░░ you had any communication ░░░░░░░░ Governor Bentley the last ░░░░░░░░ of weeks at all ░░░░░░░░ No I have not ░░░░░░░░ you all clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So here is where ░░░░░░░░ stands at the Alabama ░░░░░░░░ if they approve the ░░░░░░░░ they would remove Bentley ░░░░░░░░ official They have to ░░░░░░░░ fast This legislative session ░░░░░░░░ only 11 days left ░░░░░░░░ KING To be continued ░░░░░░░░ sure We will be ░░░░░░░░ Thanks, Mark.”