Some new york Democratic Party Criticize the decision of the State Assembly to suspend the impeachment investigation of the governor Andrew Cuomo After he resigned.
Lindsey Boylan, one of the accusers of Como’s alleged sexual harassment, said that the decision not to continue the investigation was an “unfair policeman.”
In a tweet on Friday afternoon, she said: “The public should be aware of the governor’s misconduct and the extent of possible crimes.” “His victim deserves justice and knows that he will not be able to harm others.”
She also said in a tweet on Saturday morning: “I am deeply disappointed by the leaders of our country. I also know that there are countless women who have many years left in their careers leading the fight against corruption and quagmire. “We will win this battle together. I have confidence in this. “
Congressman Ron Kim, who strongly criticizes the governor, said in a tweet: “Cuomo will begin to claim that he is innocent because he did nothing wrong, so the parliament will not impeach him. He will act as the 11 brave victims while attacking. Women stand up and speak up.”
“We cannot allow this to happen,” he wrote on Twitter.
He also shared a memo from attorney Robert Hockett, stating that the parliament’s decision “regrettably lacks legal authority and persuasiveness.”
Assemblyman Yuh-Line Niou said in a statement that she was heartbroken, sick and disgusted by the decision to end the impeachment investigation. She called it “untenable”.
“By holding Governor Cuomo from being held accountable for such misconduct, the General Assembly failed to fulfill its moral and constitutional obligations to New Yorkers,” she said. “Taxpayers spent so much money supporting this investigation that it died in the dark and secret. New Yorkers deserve transparency and accountability, and all of us should know the results of the General Assembly’s investigation.”
Weekly newspaper The Speaker of the Parliament Carl Heastie was contacted, but no response was received before the release. This article will be updated with any response.
The state legislature announced on Friday that it will Suspension of investigationOne of the reasons is that legislators believe that they have no constitutional power to impeach elected officials who are no longer in office.
“Let me be clear-although the committee’s work in the past few months is incomplete, it did find credible evidence of the allegations related to the governor,” Hesty said in a statement. “Emphasize the depth of this investigation. This evidence not only involves sexual harassment and misconduct, but also the abuse of state resources related to the publication of the Governor’s memoirs and the inappropriate and misleading disclosure of nursing home data during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
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Como Announced his resignation on Wednesday Later New York State Attorney General Letitia James Report It was discovered that he sexually harassed several women.
“The government really needs to play a role today. The government needs to play a role. This is a matter of life and death. The operation of the government and wasting energy on distraction is the last thing the state government should do. I cannot be the cause of this situation,” Cuomo said. “The best way I can help now is to give way and return the government to the government. So this is what I do, because I work for you.”
He said in an interview New York Riceemphasize again He will win the impeachment proceedings, But his resignation is “the right thing for the country.”
