#Lindsey Boylan won’t cooperate with ‘sham’ Cuomo impeach probe

#Lindsey Boylan won’t cooperate with ‘sham’ Cuomo impeach probe

“#Lindsey Boylan won’t cooperate with ‘sham’ Cuomo impeach probe” The woman whose allegations sparked Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s unfolding sexual harassment scandal on Wednesday called the impeachment investigation against him a “sham” — and vowed not to cooperate. Meanwhile, another accuser said she was set to spend up to three hours being interviewed by independent investigators…

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#NY Assembly speaker wants Gov. Cuomo’s accusers interviewed ‘under oath’

#NY Assembly speaker wants Gov. Cuomo’s accusers interviewed ‘under oath’

“#NY Assembly speaker wants Gov. Cuomo’s accusers interviewed ‘under oath’” The leader of New York’s Assembly privately cast doubt on the spiraling allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and said his accusers will have to be interviewed “under oath,” according to a report Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx) — who authorized an impeachment…

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#Democrat Kim calls for Cuomo impeachment over nursing home scandal

#Democrat Kim calls for Cuomo impeachment over nursing home scandal

“#Democrat Kim calls for Cuomo impeachment over nursing home scandal” Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be impeached over the nursing home scandal that saw state officials intentionally obscure the extent of the coronavirus’ death toll on the facilities, frequent critic and state Assemblyman Ron Kim wrote in an opinion piece published Monday. The Democrat-on-Democrat broadside came…

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#Ugly truth about ‘Honest Joe’: Devine

#Ugly truth about ‘Honest Joe’: Devine

“#Ugly truth about ‘Honest Joe’: Devine” Now that the election is over and President Biden is installed in the White House, it’s safe for the truth about his character to dribble out.  And what do you know? Turns out the ethical standards of “Honest Joe” aren’t worth a hill of beans.  Starting with the obvious,…

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#GOP will do fine — with or without Donald Trump

#GOP will do fine — with or without Donald Trump

“#GOP will do fine — with or without Donald Trump” When you’ve been consuming and producing political commentary for many years, you get used to certain recurring themes. One is the imminent disappearance or relegation to permanent minority status of the Republican Party. This was widely predicted after the Barry Goldwater defeat in 1964, after…

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#Democrats defend not calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

#Democrats defend not calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial

“#Democrats defend not calling witnesses in Trump impeachment trial” House managers in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump defended their flip-flop decision not to call witnesses to testify — with one insisting they weren’t needed because members of the chamber lived through the Capitol riots last month. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) was…

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#A second justified impeachment outcome: Goodwin

#A second justified impeachment outcome: Goodwin

“#A second justified impeachment outcome: Goodwin” And so the verdict is . . . Hallelujah. It’s over.  The acquittal of former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial is a fitting outcome to a case that should not have happened. Never before has a former president been impeached and put on trial, and it should never…

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