AdvertisingTop Democrats, including a number of presidential hopefuls and most of Virginia’s congressional delegation, swiftly and decisively turned against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who stands to become the state’s second black governor if Northam quits. The twin developments came at the end of an astonishing week that saw all three of Virginia’s top elected officials _ all Democrats _ embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race, sex and power. Durham police spokesman Wil Glenn also said he couldn’t find a report in the department’s system on the 2000 allegation. Patrick Hope, said he intends to introduce articles of impeachment against Fairfax on Monday if Fairfax hasn’t resigned by then.

Source: Indian Express February 09, 2019 03:45 UTC