The New York state Assembly plans to suspend its impeachment investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo citing his resignation amid sexual harassment allegations, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Friday.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee opened an impeachment probe of Cuomo in March to look at the allegations and determine if he should be removed from office. Cuomo’s resignation announcement Tuesday “answers that directive,” Heastie said.
“Let me be clear — the committee’s work over the last several months, although not complete, did uncover credible evidence in relation to allegations that have been made in reference to the governor,” Heastie said.
“Underscoring the depth of this investigation, this evidence concerned not only sexual harassment and misconduct but also the misuse of state resources in relation to the publication of the governor’s memoir as well as improper and misleading disclosure of nursing home data during the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
“This evidence — we believe — could likely have resulted in articles of impeachment had he not resigned.”
Heastie said he asked committee Chairman Charles Lavine to turn over all evidence the panel gathered to the authorities.
Cuomo resigned one week after New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that an investigation by her office found the governor sexually harassed multiple both inside and out of government. The inquiry found Cuomo took steps to retaliate against one of his accusers and his administration fostered a hostile workplace.
“After nearly five months, the investigators concluded that Gov. Cuomo did sexually harass multiple women — including former and current state employees — by engaging in unwanted groping, kissing, and hugging, and making inappropriate comments,” James’ office said in a statement.
Cuomo for months denied any wrongdoing and resisted calls for his resignation.
But in his resignation speech, he said he takes “full responsibility” for his actions, saying that some of the complaints against him were a part of shifting cultural norms that he did not pick up on.
“I have been too familiar with people,” Cuomo said. “My sense of humor can be insensitive and off-putting. I do hug and kiss people casually, women and men. I have done it all of my life. It’s who I have been since I can remember.
“In my mind, I never crossed the line with anyone. But I didn’t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that I didn’t fully appreciate, and I should have.”
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What a non-surprise. Those connections really work for you in the political world.
Bunch of yella belly cowards!
Oh, Andrew, I am sure you will get a permanent spot on the Communist News Network, with your brother Chris. After all Andrew, you murdered the innocent elderly people in nursing homes and you groped women. So CNN will be a perfect place for a criminal like you!
Any bets as to this mope’s fate that usually plays out in the democrat party’s embarrassments and liabilities? Will he be “suicided” or “accidented”? Maybe his party will give him a special cup of tea via the Putin recipe.
Na.. He will just go away for a while, then in 3-4 years, crawl out of what ever hole he went into.
As usual, follow the money.
Now they will have more time to investigate his stupidity in sending COVID 19 infected patients into the nursing and retirement homes of the elderly which led to their DEATHS. He needs to be indicted for those actions, so GET TO IT !!!
THEY ALREADY said they won’t investigate that..
Funny Trump being out of office didn’t stop the liberals from calling for his impeachment. Evidently there are two sets of rules depending on your party affiliation.
It has always been that way, Grasshopper…
AND Its more evident than ever..
The new governor has not ruled out pardoning “Randy Andy”. If he gets away with this, that’ll be just one more reminder of the hypocrisy of the Dems. If this was a Republican governor, he would have been chased off a year ago. Instead, there’s been a year full of the NY state government not focusing on things that matter. Don’t let them fool you – the Dems are NOT the pro-woman party!
YOU can bet your last dollar, the DNC higher ups are PRESSURING her to do just that, pardon him.