Heastie defends AG but wouldn’t impeach Gov. Cuomo solely off her probe

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie defended state Attorney General Letitia James’ integrity amid her office’s sexual harassment probe of embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo — but said he wouldn’t impeach the three-term Democratic incumbent based solely on the results of her investigative report.

“I trust the attorney general,” Heastie said Friday following a hospital event in Schenectady. Heastie tasked the Assembly Judiciary Committee with conducting an impeachment probe of Cuomo. The investigation is looking at sexual harassment claims leveled against Cuomo by current and former staffers, his actions during the coronavirus pandemic affecting nursing homes, and whether he used government resources to publish his $5.1 million COVID-19 book.