Lieutenant governor to resign with state politicians and 2020 president ial candidates alike urging fairfax to step aside. Virginias democrat releasing this statement, quote given the nature of the claims against Lieutenant Governor fairfax, it has become clear he can no longer fulfill the duties and responsibilities of his post. It is in the best interest of the commonwealth that he goes through this process as a private citizen. Arthel ellison barber is live in richmond, virginia, in front of the State Capitol. Is there any indication this afternoon that the Lieutenant Governor will heed those calls to step aside . Reporter he says that he will not. He has said pretty consistently this last week or so when all these allegations started coming out that he would not resign after the second accuser came forward, he once again said i will not resign. He says this is all part of a Smear Campaign and that these stories are not the truth. However, there are many people who want him to step
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Northam aiming to stay in the publics favor as he refuses to step down. Meantime, politicians from both sides of the aisle calling on Lieutenant Governor fairfax to resign amid this new allegation with one state senator threatening to introduce articles of impeachment. A woman in the United States is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. As the father of three young girls, i cannot stand by silently while the Lieutenant Governor is facing multiple credible allegations of Sexual Assault. I believe these women. He needs to resign immediately. Arthel ellison barber live in richmond, virginia, with the late rest. Reporter hi, arthel. Yeah, a lot has been happening here. Were just now hearing from the governor for the First Time Since that racist yearbook photo surfaced. He still says that he is not in that photo, and he says that he overreacted when he initially said that he was in the photo. Youll remember that was the photo that had someone dressed in a kkk robe and another person in blac
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Analyst judge andrew napolitano. He is the host of liberty file on the fox nation at. We have a lot of legal questions for you today. Judge napolitano yes, we do. Harris i love liberty file, by the way. I have the app. Melissa and we have to pay for it. In case anybody is wondering. Judge napolitano 6 a month. Lisa also, best laugh on cable television. [laughter] melissa virginia facing an on known path forward whether the top of visuals hanging out their jobs. Lawmakers from both party weighing in on capitol hill. From long time, people tried to say its a republican issue. We are finding out today its a human issue. Its unfortunate that we are finding this out so late in the game. Im shocked and incredibly disappointed. This has been an awful week for virginia. Im just getting melissa if all three democrats were to leave office, then republican speaker of the house kirk cox would be next in line to become governor. However, there is a scenario where attorney general herring resigns an