Rossello Clings to Office as Puerto Ricans Debate Impeachment
- Protesters mass in San Juan but can’t dislodge the governor
- His party will decide as he is mauled by critics on all sides
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As protesters flood Puerto Rican cities demanding that Governor Ricardo Rossello resign, the man himself has ducked local reporters and stayed out of sight as demonstrations surrounded the executive mansion in the capital’s colonial quarter.
Meanwhile, in the bankrupt commonwealth’s legislature, pressure is growing to remove Rossello if he refuses to go on his own. Lawmakers convened a panel of lawyers to evaluate whether Rossello can be impeached after the publication of scabrous text messages that insulted rivals and ordinary residents, and widespread allegations of corruption that have resulted in six indictments, including two former administration officials.