Cuomo Will No Longer Face Impeachment, Assembly Leader Says
The New York Times
Carl Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, said the body would end its investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo when his resignation takes effect later this month.
The leader of the New York State Assembly announced on Friday that lawmakers will suspend their ongoing impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, following his resignation earlier this week over sexual harassment allegations. Carl E. Heastie, the speaker of the Assembly, said the inquiry was now moot since its main objective was to determine whether Mr. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, should remain in office. Mr. Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, also said he believed lawmakers did not have the constitutional authority to impeach a governor who was no longer in power. Mr. Cuomo, whose resignation will take effect later this month, said Tuesday he would step down after a report from the New York State attorney general that found that he had sexually harassed 11 women. The Assembly had been investigating the same allegations, among others, and began to move quickly toward impeachment once the report was released.
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