Bentley Says He Won’t Quit

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R), “who is confronting a deepening political morass after acknowledging last week that he had sexually charged conversations with a top aide,” said he has “no intentions of resigning,” the New York Times reports.

“By day’s end, it was uncertain whether it would be politically feasible for Mr. Bentley, 73, to remain in office in this state, which has a gaudy history of scandal but has been in something of a morals-driven meltdown since the governor’s admission last Wednesday.”

Birmingham News: “But here’s the rub: the likely timeline for investigation, trial and conviction is longer than the remainder of the governor’s term.”