On Justin Fairfax, his lieutenant governor, Northam said he had talked to him at least three times since the controversy began. Northam told the top Virginia Democrat he was in touch with some of his former Eastern Virginia Medical School colleagues since issuing the apology. Terry McAuliffe -- who was governor when Northam was lieutenant governor. Fairfax, a former prosecutor, was sworn in as lieutenant governor in 2018 with the manumission -- a document proving the release from slavery -- of his ancestor in his front pocket. CORRECTION: This story has been updated to accurately reflect that Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, is a former prosecutor.

Source: CNN February 02, 2019 16:07 UTC