The New York State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee has held its first meeting regarding its impeachment probe of Governor Andrew Cuomo. The committee’s conclusion — try to follow this — is that if Cuomo had committed one impeachable offense, it might be a straightforward matter for the Assembly to file an article of impeachment; however, since there are numerous allegations of impeachable offenses, the investigation could go on interminably before articles are potentially filed.
As the New York Post reports, the committee is saying the inquiry into the governor’s alleged misconduct could take “months” to complete because there are so many allegations. As committee chairman Charles Lavine, a Long Island Democrat, put it, “Given the breadth and seriousness of the issues under investigation, we expect that the timing will be in terms of months, rather than weeks.” (I should note that Chuck Lavine was a superb criminal defense lawyer when I dealt with him, as a prosecutor, in the 1990s.)
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