“In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me,” Schneiderman said in a statement. Shortly after the New Yorker published its article, New York governor Andrew Cuomo called for Schneiderman to resign. I find it impossible to believe these allegations are true.”Play Video 1:41 'Weinstein Company complicit in abusive conduct' says New York attorney general – videoSchneiderman has been a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement. He launched a civil rights investigation into the New York City-based company in October after the New York Times and the New Yorker exposed allegations of sexual assault and harassment spanning decades. Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, resurfaced a tweet Schneiderman sent in October 2017: “No one is above the law,” the attorney general’s tweet said.

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2018 01:04 UTC