Posted on 08/05/2021 5:59:25 AM PDT by Red Badger
ALBANY, N.Y. — A majority of state Assembly members support beginning impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andrew Cuomo if he doesn’t resign over investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 women, according to an Associated Press count Wednesday.
At least 86 of the body’s 150 members have said publicly or told The AP that they favored initiating the process of ousting the third-term Democratic governor if he doesn’t quit. It takes a simple majority to authorize an impeachment trial.
The tally reflects a governor plunged into a political deep freeze — a Democratic scion who has now lost most, if not all, of his allies in the party establishment, just a year after basking in national attention as a blunt-but-relatable voice of fighting the coronavirus.
Cuomo denies making any inappropriate sexual advances and insists the findings don’t reflect the facts. But while political pressure is growing, so is the potential for criminal charges against Cuomo.
District attorneys in Manhattan, suburban Westchester and Nassau counties and the state capital of Albany said they asked for investigative materials from the inquiry, overseen by Democratic state Attorney General Letitia James. The inquiry found that Cuomo — a former state AG himself — violated civil laws against sexual harassment, and it left the door open for local prosecutors to bring cases.
Joyce A. Smith, Nassau County’s acting district attorney, called the findings “deeply disturbing” and pledged her office would “thoroughly and expeditiously investigate.”
One of the governor’s closest allies, New York Democratic Party chairperson Jay Jacobs, declared that Cuomo “has lost his ability to govern, both practically and morally.” Jacobs told Spectrum News he had tried privately to persuade Cuomo to resign but “wasn’t making headway.”
Cuomo showed no signs of heeding such messages. He said some episodes described in the report never happened, others were misconstrued or mischaracterized and the whole exercise was tainted.
It really pisses me off that NOW they want to boot the jerk out of office. Where the hell was everyone when the death counts climbed in NY because of his actions? The “Me Too” movement is more important than the lives of thousands of humans? THIS is the Woke movement the Left embraces. Terrible, just terrible.
I live in Buffalo, NY and I have heard rumors that this guy is on heavy medication for mental issues
He's not controllable or malleable.................
You did a great summary of what can be expected....
........” If Democrats actually vote to impeach him, they know there is a likelyhood that Cuomo will reveal all about them. Its a high stakes game. Good chance he finishes his term. Might even avoid prison and sharing a cell with Harvey Weinstein”........
Cuomo is going to go Ralph Northam and his rapist Lt. Governor in VA
Ride it out and eventually it will go away
Question: Democrats and the media gave Clinton a pass, even helped him by looking the other way and even trashing the victims.
What’s the difference with Cuomo?
Cuomo has no personality.......................
Hey DOJ already said no big deal.
He'll do as much time as the Clinton's did for all their murders.
Exactly. All the other tyrannical Covid governors would have the spot light put on them if they prosecuted Cuomo for his Covid deaths.
“Not a single word about the 15,000 nursing home deaths this POS is responsible for.”
You know what truly is sad is that there are sons and daughters and grandkids, that I would estimate to be around 100,000 or so.....and not a peep put of any of them. Sorry kill my mom and dad, and I would quit my job to be the biggest Cuomo-roid 24/7!
Once he is gone then so will the killing of over 15,000 people be swept away by the democrats.
A deal between the New York Mafia and the Deep State Mafia.
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