In the New York Assembly, they started talking about the impeachment of Cuomo: what he is accused of

After an investigation by the New York State Attorney General found that Region Governor Andrew Cuomo lied about COVID-19 deathsState parliamentarians raised the issue of his impeachment. Details told the publication Wivb.

State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy accuses Cuomo of ineffectively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic from the start. His policies, according to the Republican, damaged the state's economy and led to deaths.

“He must be held accountable for this decision. This is one of the most serious mistakes ever made, ”Langworthy said, referring to incorrect reporting of deaths in nursing homes.

State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs objected to the allegations, stressing that Republicans were not outraged by the way Donald Trump dealt with the pandemic, although, according to Jacobs, he did not act well.

“There have been no complaints from the GOP when President Trump has been calling the pandemic a 'democratic hoax' for months, he said.

Langworthy originally called for the recall of the governor through a referendum of state voters, but such a procedure is not required by law in New York.

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Therefore, the Republicans decided to follow the path of removing the governor from office. They demand to start an investigation into the actions of Cuomo by the US Department of Justice. This could lead to criminal sanctions or impeachment.

“Andrew Cuomo is not fit for public office and I am calling for impeachment articles to be passed based on lies and withholding information,” Langworthy said.

At the same time, Jacobs says that one cannot compare New York's response to the pandemic and what has been done at the federal level. In his opinion, Cuomo acted much more efficiently than Trump.

Political science professor Jacob Neuheisel says the chances of impeachment of Cuomo are slim among New York lawmakers.

“While some Democrats may not be very happy with the governor at the moment, I think impeachment is a step that the vast majority of them would not want to take,” he said. Note that two-thirds of the state legislature is made up of Democrats, so the Republicans themselves will not push this decision.

The impeachment process in New York is very similar to what we saw in Congress during attempts to remove Donald Trump from power... The process begins in the State Assembly, and then a special court of legislators gathers.

Only one governor of New York was removed from office by impeachment, that was in 1913.

New York's next gubernatorial election is scheduled for fall 2022, and if impeachment does not take place, Cuomo will remain in power until that time.

As ForumDaily New York wrote:

• Cuomo faced severe criticism after it was revealed that the death toll from COVID-19 in nursing homes in New York could be twice as high as officials say, because the administration Cuomo declined to say how many of the residents of these houses died from coronavirus in hospitals... This is the conclusion reached by State Attorney General Laetitia James.