The report’s findings sparked immediate additional support for impeachment among members of the Assembly, where some lawmakers had been hesitant about calling on Mr. Cuomo to resign earlier this year. The governor and his team have until Friday to submit additional evidence in his defense before the outside lawyers conclude their investigation. Mr. Cuomo’s lawyers have criticized the attorney general’s investigation as biased and rushed, saying it was conducted to fit a “predetermined narrative” about Mr. Cuomo’s behavior. They have also requested the underlying evidence from the investigation from the attorney general’s office. The purpose of the hearings, which could last several days, will be to determine whether there is cause to believe Mr. Cuomo engaged in impeachable conduct, which the State Constitution defines very vaguely.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2021 15:36 UTC