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He resigned after the scandal he had could ever rise, and yet he did run for public office again. so i wouldnt rule it out. it just seems very unlikely right now. one thing were going to be watching is the assembly, if they proceed with the impeachment process, which i imagine they will, they cant bar him from running for public office again, and thats a component that is a reason and theyve talked about a reason to go forward. >> suzanne, tell us a little bit about kathy hochul. shes going to b...

Crossed the line with anyone. but, i didnt realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. were wasting energy on distractions, this is the last thing that state government should be doing. and i cannot be the cause of that. >> a lawyer for two of the women said that her clients quote feel both vindicated and relieved that he will no longer be in a position of power over anyone. joining us now is democratic new york state senator alessandra biaggi, she is the chair of the ethnics and inte...

Governor of new york in the weeks since leticia james released her report detailing allegations against 11 women sexual harassment allegations against the governor made by 11 women. the message from democrats, from president biden and the entire new york congressional delegation and from a majority of state lawmakers was clear, resign or you will be impeached. jay jacobs told lawrence last week he called governor cuomo and delivered that message directly to him. >> i just stressed to the governo...

Packing up? >> well, there is a practical question the governor has to answer and that is where is he going to live once he resign. hes currently in public housing and to the best of our knowledge does not own a house anywhere else. but the big question is, why is it going to take 14 days? why does there need to be a period of two weeks? we expect to get some answers this afternoon, stephanie from kathy hochul who will succeed andrew cuomo on august 24th and become new yorks first female governo...

There was no way that he was going to survive an impeachment process. and hearing would have just dragged out more and more detail. and again, today weve been focusing so much on the issue -- the harassment issues, the sexual misconduct issues. we havent even talked about the issue of nursing home deaths and how the cuomo administration allegedly manipulated those figures to make it seem better than it was and how at the root of that was a policy of allowing nursing home patients to return to th...

Hopes to drag out the impeachment process. brittany commisso, an executive assistant on cuomos staff, whose accusations appear in the report, went public this weekend. she had already filed a criminal complaint with the sheriff of albany county, new york. she says cuomo groped her more than once. >> it was not welcomed, and it was certainly not consensual. the governor needs to be held accountable. what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> governor cuomo has not been charged and denies...

Just a couple of different things that ill raise there and send it back to you. >> well, stand by, tom. well go through more of this, but ron allen, the first woman, kathy hochul who will be the lieutenant governor will be the first woman governor of new york state and taking over in 14 days and by avoiding a near certain impeachment, he avoids a lifetime ban that was going to be immediate during the hearings. he was going to have to step aside during the hearings that were going to be imminent ...

Connector his lawyer, indeed, has accused some of those women of motives that are beyond and above what they say they are, thats why you heard very robust defence of his position by his lawyer before he actually announced his resignation today, and you are right. there is a committal investigation and one i think they are particular worried about is in albany, this to capital, were the district attorney there is looking at potential committal charges. there are other civil actions will stub so h...

Hes out of office. so like you said, two weeks is when hes supposed to resign. well see where it goes. what im hearing you say is impeachment process will continue up until that point. i want to get some rerx from their a accusers saying they feel relieved he will no longer, quote, be in a position of power over anyone. what message do you think his resignation sends to the victims of sexual harassment? not just his own, but other victims of harassment. >> the message says if we speak out loud, ...

Out the impeachment process. brittany comiso, an executive of cuomo staff, whose accusations appear went public this weekend. she already filed a criminal complaint with the sheriff of albany county new york. she says cuomo groped her more than once. >> it was not welcome and it was certainly not consensual. the governor needs to be held accountable. when he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> governor cuomo has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing. earlier today, his lawyer offere...