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Posted on 08/10/2021 10:11:00 AM PDT by TBP
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday under threat of impeachment, following the release of a scathing state Attorney General report in which investigators concluded that he sexually harassed several women in violation of state and federal law.
“I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside,” Cuomo said from his Manhattan office.
After disputing the report’s findings and apologizing for some behavior he insisted didn’t amount to sexual harassment, Cuomo said the wasted time and money from the impeachment process would hurt New Yorkers during a time of crisis.
Cuomo’s resignation will be effective in 14 days, the governor said.
Under state law, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will assume the role of governor, becoming the first woman to lead the Empire State.
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After the initial joy yhere’s always a little let down
Because you realize there are dozens more that should “step aside”
Bless his little heart
In my view, He resigned for the lesser reasons ( sexual scandal).
As serious as that was, it pales in comparison to an even BIGGER SCANDAL he never answered for.
He should have been impeached for his total mishandling of the Nursing Home situation where he sent Covid-19 infected old folks to ill-equipped nursing homes, thus infecting thousands of elderly, sick people. Nearly 15,000 deaths! Even as the 2,000 bed Hospital Ship USS MERCY sent by Trump and the 3,000 bed Javits Center with federal money provided lay empty!
New York also kicked out Samaritan’s Purse after two weeks of providing Covid-19 treatments to patients in the field hospital in Central Park because their traditional view of marriage offends the LGBTQ Community ( despite the fact that they treat EVERYONE regardless of orientation ).
Andrew Cuomo’s replacement is the Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. A liberal too, but apparently a more moderate one as seen from her record as Congresswoman. We shall see....
Yep, who’s next on the chopping block?
Good riddance to bad rubbish!
Who is the next criminal in Chief? 😀
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. The article said that.
She’ll be New York’s first woman governor.
#SonOfSfacim
And a place to live. He doesn’t owna home and has no apartment. I guess he’ll have to crash in Fredo’s basement.
The Fraud Brothers Report on Clown News Network... 🤓
The CONSERVATIVE PARTY supported her?? Along with the Working Family Party? The WFP is about as different from the Conservative Party as Biden is from Trump... 🤓
I’d love to see a current poll. My guess is that he was lsoing to Zeldin, or close enough that he would lose in 2022.
I’m wagering aht they made a deal ofr Hochul to pardon him. Too bad Trump’s not still in office; he’d have Federal charges filed.
He eithe rknew or should have known that his nursing home policy would result in mass deaths. He did it anyway,
A Republican might win the recall election.
#ElectElder #WeHaveAStateToSave
Lt. Gov. Hochul becomes Governor.
Cuomo checks himself into a clinic for sex addiction.
He becomes a commentator on CNN.
He intends for that to rehabilitate him. Then he hopes to hold office again.
Lt. Gov. Hochul becomes Governor.
She pardons him.
Cuomo checks himself into a clinic for sex addiction.
He becomes a commentator on CNN.
He intends for that to rehabilitate him. Then he hopes to hold office again.
Upstate, perceived as a moderate, both legislative and executive experience. (She was in the State Legislature, and she was Erie County Executive.)
Picking her was good political strategy.
Three different DA’s offices are considering criminal charges: Manhattan, Westchester County, and Albany County.
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