Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, resigned abruptly on Monday night after several women accused him of physical assault. Mr. Schneiderman had cast himself as the anti-Trump, and a possible backstop to the special counsel’s investigation of the president. His resignation left both Democrats and Republicans wondering: Where does this leave the work his office was doing to oppose the Trump administration? Since graduating from Harvard Law School in the 1980s, Mr. Schneiderman spent his career championing women’s rights, including supporting legislation to protect domestic violence victims and being an advocate for reproductive rights. In Albany, those who worked with him were shocked by the apparent chasm between his public and private lives.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2018 09:56 UTC