Cuomo impeachment probe nears its end as NY lawmakers give governor Aug. 13 deadline to submit evide

[Polybius]

Source: CNBC

New York state lawmakers warned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lawyers on Thursday that the Assembly’s impeachment probe into various accusations against the governor is nearing an end and gave him until Aug. 13 to furnish any final evidence.

The request from attorneys for the Assembly Judiciary Committee came two days after a scathing, detailed report that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women.

“The Committee’s investigation is nearing completion and the Assembly will soon consider potential articles of impeachment against your client,” read the warning.

The Judiciary Committee launched its impeachment investigation in March, following initial accusations of sexual harassment made against the governor.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/05/cuomo-impeachment-probe-nears-end-lawmakers-set-deadline-for-evidence.html

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[Goonch]

1. Something to write about......

[TreasonousBastard]

2. He's toast.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Well done.

[GoldenMezzoDiva]

4. While Progressive stew in righteousness...

Trump freely roams...

[Percy]

9. Right. Can't see the forest through the trees.

The entitlement of the self-righteous could cost us everything.

[onetexan]

25. Bingo!!!

[marie999]

5. If he is going to be impeached then his accusers must be called as witnesses under oath.

He has a right to confront his accusers. I will not say if he is innocent or guilty without a trial. The person on trial does not need to bring proof of his or her innocence. That is the way justice is supposed to work in this country.

[PSPS]

7. Read the DA's report.

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf

[marie999]

8. I am not reading a 165 page report but I did read the conclusion that he is guilty.

That does not mean he is guilty. He needs to be tried and found guilty by the jurors. If all it took to find someone guilty of a crime was a report that they were guilty then I guess we would have to get rid of a few Amendments to The Constitution.

[brooklynite]

10. The story is not about criminal charges; it's about Impeachment.

I assume you didn't feel Donald Trump needed to be convicted of a crime before his Impeachment trial?

[marie999]

15. There is a difference in federal impeachment and NY governor impeachment.

In Trump's case even though he was impeached, he stayed in office until his trial. In NY, if the governor is impeached he is no longer in power. He then has a trial and nobody knows how long that will take. I am okay with Trump's impeachment because the vice-president didn't take his job before the trial. There is a big difference.

[brooklynite]

16. "nobody knows how long that will take"

As a New Yorker, I'm fairly confident that the Trial won't run that long, given the current mood of.....just about everybody in NYS Government and politics.

Of course, he doesn't HAVE to endure an Impeachment trial.

[PSPS]

13. LOL. "I am not reading a 165 page report BUT..."

He'll have the opportunity to defend himself but nobody will buy it. Impeachment is a political process anyway, not a criminal judicial process. Just read the report starting on page 16.

[PoliticAverse]

11. "Impeachment is a political process, not a judicial one." n/t

[Beastly Boy]

6. August 13? Now I am totally spooked!

Is this part of Trump's plan to be "reinstated"?

[PoliticAverse]

12. I'm pretty sure Trump won't be "reinstated" as governor of New York. n/t

[Cetacea]

14. Course not. But getting repukes in the Govenors Mansions of California and New York may help

if/when he does run. And both states have a quirky tendency to vote for repug candidates.

[brooklynite]

17. How will it help?

The voters aren't Trumpists and neither is the State Legislature.

[Cetacea]

21. Governors pick the Secrataries of State.

[Polybius]

22. The best the Republicans can do in NY is elect a Pataki-like Repblican

He pissed off conservatives a lot, and served three terms here.

[Cetacea]

24. True.

And Newsom may survive.

[brooklynite]

26. And the elections are run by bi-partisan, event-divided Election Boards.

The Secretary of State is a much less powerful post in NY.

[Cetacea]

28. Good to know.

Thanks!

[PoliticAverse]

18. NY 2020: Biden - 5,244,886, Trump - 3,251,997. n/t

[Cetacea]

27. That worked out really well for Hillary

[pressbox69]

23. The only

reinstatement Trump should be allowed is as host of The Apprentice. A special episode where he fires himself.

[Steelrolled]

20. Every time Cuomo has been able to brush off accusations and survive

it gave him more confidence he could continue to do that. I expect he will hold out to the very end, hoping for a miracle. Sort of like another infamous politician.