Chinanews.com, August 14th. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on August 13, local time, the Speaker of the New York State House of Representatives Histi stated that after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation took effect on August 25, the New York State Assembly He will no longer be investigated for impeachment.
According to reports, Cuomo announced his resignation as governor on August 10.
New York State’s Attorney General Zhan Lexia issued a report last week that determined that Cuomo had sexually harassed at least 11 women.
Earlier this year, after multiple allegations of sexual harassment against Como, the State Assembly Judiciary Committee was granted an impeachment investigation authorization in March, but Hesti said that due to the resignation of the governor, it is no longer necessary to conduct an impeachment investigation.
Hesty added that Charles Lavin, chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the State House of Representatives, also suggested to Parliament that state law does not authorize the impeachment and removal of officials who are no longer in office.
Histi said that the commission has indeed found evidence related to the allegations against the governor in its work in the past few months. "If he does not resign, it is likely that the impeachment clause will be triggered."
According to the report, the evidence is related to sexual harassment and misconduct, as well as misleading disclosure of death data in nursing homes during the epidemic.
Histi said that he has asked Charles LaVine to hand over all the evidence collected by the committee to "relevant investigative agencies."
Histi said that the attorney for the Eastern District of New York is investigating incidents related to nursing home data.
The US media pointed out that Cuomo's ability to evade the impeachment investigation means that he can still choose to run for the election again, including participating in the governor election again in the future.
The report pointed out that Cuomo's re-election campaign account still has more than 18 million US dollars in funds, overwhelmingly surpassing Lieutenant Governor Casey Hochel, who will complete the remaining term after Cuomo resigns.
Hochll revealed her further plans on the 12th: to finish Cuomo's current term and run for the next governor.
Como's current term is until the end of 2022.
The governor election will be held in November of that year, and the new term will begin on January 1, 2023.