{"id":201893,"date":"2021-03-08T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=201893"},"modified":"2021-03-08T22:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T03:15:04","slug":"n-y-gop-introducing-resolution-to-impeach-gov-cuomo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-gop-introducing-resolution-to-impeach-gov-cuomo\/","title":{"rendered":"N.Y. GOP introducing resolution to impeach Gov. Cuomo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fn-y-gop-introducing-resolution-to-impeach-gov-cuomo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=201893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2383814\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke during a press conference to discuss the first positive case of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in New York State on March 2, 2020 in New York City.&nbsp; (Photo by ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:05 PM PT \u2013 Monday, March 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) said lawmakers will have to try and impeach him if they want him out of office, and it appears they\u2019re heading in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the New York State Assembly unveiled plans to get the ball rolling on impeachment proceedings, in the latest blow from Cuomo\u2019s swirling scandals.<\/p>\n<p>New York Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R) said the scandals are impacting Cuomo\u2019s ability to govern on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to lead this great state as governor, you need to have credibility and trust,\u201d Barclay stated. \u201cUnfortunately, we feel the governor has lost that and now has an inability to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barclay added while they cannot force the Democrat-controlled assembly to take up the measure, at least 30 Democrat lawmakers have called on Cuomo to resign.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2383815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2383815\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2383815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231473032-1-655x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"ALBANY, NY - MARCH 02: A billboard urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign is seen near downtown on March 2, 2021 in Albany, New York. The governor is facing calls to resign after three women have come forward accusing him of unwanted advances. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh\/Getty Images)\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2383815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALBANY, NY \u2013 MARCH 02: A billboard urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign is seen near downtown on March 2, 2021 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This includes New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D), who put out a statement on Sunday saying he must resign for the good of the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Bombshell. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndreaSCousins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AndreaSCousins<\/a>\u2069 calls on \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYGovCuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYGovCuomo<\/a>\u2069 to RESIGN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tZBwSyV5h8\">pic.twitter.com\/tZBwSyV5h8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZackFinkNews\/status\/1368653562570539009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for impeachment, in order to kick start proceedings, it requires a majority vote from the 150 member state assembly. If this happens, it then goes to the state Senate.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Cuomo said the state should wait for the results of the attorney general\u2019s probe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work for the people of the state of New York, they elected me, and I\u2019m going to serve the people of the state of New York,\u201d Cuomo stated. \u201cWe have a terrible financial picture. We have to do vaccines. So no, I\u2019m going to do the job the people of the state elected me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>20 Democrat women in the assembly have signed a statement saying the AG deserves to time to investigate the claims against Cuomo. AG Letitia James just tapped two attorneys to lead the investigation into accusations made by his former aides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My office has appointed former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim and employment discrimination attorney Anne L. Clark to lead our investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewYorkStateAG\/status\/1369034266819059720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, other state lawmakers feel no need to wait for the results of her probe, pledging to not hold back any longer on ousting the governor from office.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-to-allow-anyone-60-and-older-to-get-covid-vaccine-starting-next-week\/\">Fla. To Allow Anyone 60 And Older To Get COVID Vaccine Starting Next Week<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke during a press conference to discuss the first positive case of novel coronavirus or COVID-19 in New York State on March 2, 2020 in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310327,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231473032-1-655x437-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"N.Y. GOP introducing resolution to impeach Gov. 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