{"id":324992,"date":"2021-08-15T19:25:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T16:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/heastie-took-cowards-way-out-on-cuomo-probe\/"},"modified":"2021-08-15T19:25:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T16:25:40","slug":"heastie-took-cowards-way-out-on-cuomo-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/heastie-took-cowards-way-out-on-cuomo-probe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Heastie took &#8216;coward&#8217;s way out&#8217; on Cuomo probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Heastie took &#8216;coward&#8217;s way out&#8217; on Cuomo probe<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Charlotte Bennett, one of disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s sex-harass accusers, ripped Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Sunday for taking the \u201ccoward\u2019s way out\u201d by ending the impeachment probe into the governor. <\/p>\n<p>In a scathing statement, Bennett blasted Heastie for failing to hold Cuomo accountable after a probe by state Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James found that the governor sexually harassed multiple women and broke federal and New York laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took enormous risk of speaking out about the abuse and harassment we experienced, and the AG\u2019s independent investigation that followed corroborated our allegations and determined that the governor broke state and federal law,\u201d said Bennett, a 25-year-old former Cuomo staffer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill, the speaker can\u2019t muster enough courage to do his job,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter spending millions in taxpayer dollars and issuing lofty statements, he\u2019s failed to lift a finger to make clear the New York rejects Cuomo\u2019s behavior.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bennett in February said the governor asked her in<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate personal questions, told her he was open to relationships with women in their 20s and implied he \u201cwanted to sleep with [her].\u201d\u00a0 She has repeatedly called on the state legislature to impeach him. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Charlotte-Bennett-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Charlotte Bennett with Andrew Cuomo.\" class=\"wp-image-19137850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Charlotte-Bennett-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Charlotte-Bennett-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Charlotte-Bennett-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked Charlotte Bennett inappropriate personal questions, told her he was open to relationships with women in their 20s and implied he \u201cwanted to sleep with [her].\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Friday, Heastie (D-The Bronx) announced that he was nixing the impeachment investigation into Cuomo\u2019s behavior after the governor said he would resign in two weeks \u2014 leaving some lawmakers saying they were blindsided and outraged by the assembly speaker\u2019s move. <\/p>\n<p>Heastie claimed the assembly\u2019s lawyers concluded that the state\u2019s constitution did not permit them to proceed with impeaching an official who had already stepped down from his position. <\/p>\n<p>Bennett characterized it a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_char_bennett_\/status\/1426905500197789702?s=20\">\u201clazy legal argument.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Heastie-015.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Carl Heastie.\" class=\"wp-image-19137855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Heastie-015.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Heastie-015.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Heastie-015.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced that he was nixing the impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s behavior after the governor said he would resign.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEmploying a lazy legal argument and offering a poorly reasoned memo, the speaker has taken the coward\u2019s way out,\u201d she said in the statement   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Heastie, there are two sets of rules: one for us, and one for him and his friends. That\u2019s the precedent he\u2019s setting. How disturbing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Heastie did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a Post request for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Andrew Cuomo\u2019s sex-harass accusers, ripped Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Sunday for taking the \u201ccoward\u2019s way out\u201d by ending the impeachment probe into the governor. 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