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Embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Resigns After Perjury Conviction

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Kane resigned a day after she was convicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Jessica Griffin/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Resigns After Perjury Conviction

Kathleen Kane, once a rising star in the Democratic Party, was convicted on charges that she leaked grand jury information to target a political rival and then lied about it under oath.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Convicted In Grand Jury Leak

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane enters the courtroom on Aug. 11. A jury has convicted her of leaking grand jury information and lying about it under oath. Art Gentile/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Pennsylvania Attorney General Convicted In Grand Jury Leak

A jury found Kathleen Kane guilty of directing a leak of material involving a former office prosecutor, and then lying about it. The voters are already due to choose her successor in November.

Porn, Emails And Criminal Charges: Scandal Embroils Pennsylvania's Legal Community

Facing perjury charges and with her legal license suspended, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is due in court Thursday to discuss her claim that a judge leaked grand jury information. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Porn, Emails And Criminal Charges: Scandal Embroils Pennsylvania's Legal Community

A Pennsylvania judge calls Attorney General Kathleen Kane's tenure a "legal and institutional nightmare." But Kane says her critics are most upset about a chain of offensive emails she uncovered.

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