New York Times: “The leader of the New York State Assembly announced on Friday that lawmakers will suspend their ongoing impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, following his resignation earlier this week over sexual harassment allegations. Carl E. Heastie, the speaker of the Assembly, said the impeachment inquiry was now moot since its main objective was to determine whether Mr. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, should remain in office. Mr. Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, also said he believed lawmakers did not have the constitutional authority to impeach a governor who was no longer in office. Mr. Heastie said that the impeachment investigation, which was being led by the Judiciary Committee, ‘did uncover credible evidence in relation to allegations that have been made in reference to the governor.'”
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