NY lawmakers meet to discuss impeaching Cuomo
"The findings, the content of the report are deeply disturbing," said Assemblyman Charles Lavine, who chairs the committee. "In a court of American law, no one is above the law."
Lavine said last week that his panel's investigation is nearly finished and that it will soon consider articles of impeachment against Cuomo. The panel's independent counsel has asked Cuomo's lawyers to provide any additional evidence or written submissions by Aug. 13, Lavine added.
The deadline is part of growing pressure on New York's third-term Democratic governor, who is facing numerous calls for his resignation since the state's top prosecutor Attorney General Letitia James announced last week the findings of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
Shortly after James disclosed the findings of the investigatory report, Cuomo, 63, issued a video statement making it clear he had no plans to resign and denied he had acted inappropriately. He has stayed out of public view since then.
