I noted in my entry on the AG report on Cuomo that the NY Assembly seemed to be slow walking investigating him. After his resignation announcement (aka Two Weeks Notice II (also with Hugh Grant, just more sleazy here), many still wanted him to impeached. For one thing, conviction can block him from running again. Plus, sexual harassment isn't even all that is involved here. The report and resignation basically covers that.
The committee in charge of the investigation, according to the Assembly Speaker (a guy, if not a white guy), will be dropping the investigation. Why? (1) The basic concern was allegedly if he did something worthy of resignation. His resignation announcement makes that moot. (2) A finding -- far from conclusive I bet, since the specific limits of impeachment are overall hazy -- you can't impeach someone who left office. Which he didn't do yet.
Multiple members are now saying this action was a surprise to them as well as not a good idea. We also have Cuomo, even if he doesn't run for re-election, having a 18M campaign fund to use as he likes. That is another concern. Overall, the whole thing is fucking aggravating, especially the back of the room deal / cover-up feel of the whole thing. It will cause people to cynically talk about nothing changing (even as things do change). Self-inflicted.
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Thanks for your .02!