Human Rights Campaign, whose president, Alphonso David, was also listed in the report as aiding Cuomo, said the organization had hired outside counsel to investigate David's involvement. "The governor has clearly lost the confidence of a majority of members of the New York State Assembly," Heastie said at the press conference.Ĭuomo, James and the Assembly's leadership are all Democrats.Īs the Assembly committee was meeting, Time's Up board co-chair Robbie Kaplan stepped down from the board after being named in James' report as helping Cuomo, according to a statement from Time's Up. "Just on the nursing home question alone there are over half a million pages of documentation," Lavine said.īut many members of the Assembly may have already made up their minds, according to Heastie. Lavine stressed the inquiry is more sweeping than James' report. The public is barred from attendance.Īssembly Speaker Carl Heastie said at a press conference after the hearing that the goal of the Judiciary Committee is to move forward "with all due haste."Īt a press conference after the hearing, Lavine said he expects public hearings to take place "after August 23" and "we anticipate that this process will conclude very veral weeks." "As early as later this month, we will discuss the evidence publicly in an open and transparent manner," Lavine said before motioning to go into executive session. Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine, speaks as the Judiciary Committee meets to discuss the next steps in its impeachment investigation of Gov, Andrew Cuomo following multiple allegations of sexual harassment Monday, Aug. Lavine stressed the importance of keeping the evidence against Cuomo confidential. The inquiry's hearings have been largely closed to the public, but Lavine said during brief remarks Monday that may change soon. For three months, a law firm selected by the committee has been collecting evidence related to sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo, as well as his administration's handling of Covid-19 in nursing homes, allegations related to the use of state resources in connection with Cuomo's memoir and other issues. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced last week that an independent investigation spearheaded by her office found that the governor had sexually harassed 11 women, including those who worked for the state as well as women who did not work in his administration, in violation of state and federal law.Īt the start of Monday's hearing, Judiciary Committee chair Charles Lavine called the allegations in James' report "deeply disturbing" and said the committee will review the report in addition to its own findings. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Monday that the goal of the Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry into Governor Andrew Cuomo is to conclude "all due haste." The committee last week sent a letter to Cuomo's legal team asking him to provide any additional evidence before it concludes its inquiry on August 13.
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