Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports from Brooklyn.
The lawyer of one of the women accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment is slamming the state assembly’s choice in retaining law firm Davis Polk to lead its impeachment investigation, calling it an unacceptable conflict of interest due to the firm’s alleged connection to the governor.
The New York State Assembly on Wednesday announced it had retained Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP to lead the impeachment probe for Cuomo, after seven women leveled allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
The attorney for Charlotte Bennett, one of the women accusing Cuomo, pointed to the firm’s alleged connection to a Cuomo ally, and said their involvement would taint the entire proceedings.
NY Assembly retains law firm to lead impeachment probe into Cuomo allegations
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Joe Biden: New York governor should resign if sexual misconduct allegation confirmed
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if the attorney general s investigation into the sexual harassment claims against him are true. Biden added that Cuomo would probably be prosecuted if the claims are valid.
Early this year, the Cuomo administration was accused by New York Attorney General Letitia James of seriously undercounting the number of nursing home deaths. Amid those reports, women began to come forward with sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo too. James office is also conducting a probe into those allegations. A woman should be presumed telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming forward, Biden said in response to a question by ABC News Reporter George Stephanopoulos about the situation.
Biden Says Cuomo Should Resign If Probe Confirms Sexual Harassment Claims Against New York Governor
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