The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo once he steps down, the chamber’s top Democrat said Friday.
Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday over harassment allegations, days after he faced increasing pressure to resign or face the possibility of being ousted by the Democratic-controlled Legislature through the impeachment process. He said at the time that it would not take effect for 14 days.
The state attorney general last week released an independent investigation that found Cuomo harassed at least 11 women.
Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement that the Assembly Judiciary Committee had heard from its lawyers that it can’t impeach and remove an elected official no longer in office. Nevertheless, Heastie said, the evidence the committee had gathered “could likely have resulted in articles of impeachment had he not resigned.”
Read more at NEWSMAX.
{Matzav.com}
The obvious question is why was a Republican by the name of Trump impeached [the second time] after he left office? The answer lies in the question. He’s a Republican. To try and answer this question by saying the articles of impeachment against Trump were introduced against him before he left office, doesn’t hold up, as the actual impeachment trial commenced after he left office. Moreover, the Dems can introduce articles of impeachment against the Governor before he leaves office, as was done with Trump.
Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement that the Assembly Judiciary Committee had heard from its lawyers that it can’t impeach and remove an elected official no longer in office.
But yet these same wicked evil democrats have and continue to impeach FORMER President Trump till this very day. Personal tax returns, Jan 6th, etc… What a bunch of phoney hypocrites. If Cuomo was a Republican, this would go full steam ahead until the end of time.