But on Friday, Carl Heastie - the NY State Assembly Speaker who was overseeing the investigation - said it had been suspended. The decision from Assembly Democrats to suspend the impeachment investigation reeks of a shady deal to protect Cuomo. New York Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt New York Senate Republican Leader Rob OrttNew York Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt said in a statement: 'The decision from Assembly Democrats to suspend the impeachment investigation reeks of a shady deal to protect Cuomo. Carl Heastie's decision to suspend the impeachment investigation of disgraced criminal Governor Andrew Cuomo makes every Albany Democrat complicit in his crimes and cover up. First, the Assembly Judiciary Committee's impeachment investigation was to determine whether Governor Cuomo should remain in office.

Source: Daily Mail August 13, 2021 18:28 UTC