{"id":647571,"date":"2021-08-15T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=647571"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T17:21:45","slug":"gov-cuomo-argues-he-would-have-defeated-impeachment-says-resigning-was-the-right-thing-for-n-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-argues-he-would-have-defeated-impeachment-says-resigning-was-the-right-thing-for-n-y\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Cuomo argues he would have defeated impeachment, says resigning was the \u2018right thing\u2019 for N.Y."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fgov-cuomo-argues-he-would-have-defeated-impeachment-says-resigning-was-the-right-thing-for-n-y%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=647571&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_2491580\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2491580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK \u2013 NOVEMBER 02: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in New York City. (Michael Nagle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:12 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 15, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he feels he did the right thing in stepping down from his position. During an interview with New York Magazine on Friday, Cuomo said he wasn\u2019t going to drag the state through the mud for a months-long impeachment process and then \u201cwin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor has continued to maintain his innocence following months of mounting pressure from several GOP and Democrat officials calling for his removal.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Sunday, incoming Gov. Kathy Hochul said it won\u2019t be difficult for her to end the legacy of sleaze. \u201cEveryone who\u2019s known my career over 27 years of elected office know that I have very high ethical standards,\u201d said Hochul. \u201cAnd I will go in there and literally say \u2018it\u2019s a new day.&#8217;\u201d Zero tolerance, I\u2019m going to be very firm in my expectations and how my administration conducts themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incoming NY Gov. Kathy Hochul says it &#8220;won&#8217;t be difficult&#8221; to end the &#8220;legacy of sleaze&#8221; in New York politics. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to be very firm in my expectations on how my administration conducts themselves throughout the entire workforce&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CNNSOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CNNSOTU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJAd7k5N6Z\">pic.twitter.com\/vJAd7k5N6Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNPolitics\/status\/1426911162940153864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, Cuomo didn\u2019t say what his next steps would be, but assured he would not be disappearing from the public eye.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/russian-wildfires-now-cover-larger-area-than-all-other-fires-combined\/\">Russian Wildfires Now Cover Larger Area Than All Other Fires Combined<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 NOVEMBER 02: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in New York City. (Michael Nagle\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 10:12 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 15, 2021 Gov. 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