That heavy-hitting group joined the majority of the state House delegation, along with both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Hakeem Jeffries and Gregory Meeks, New York State Democratic Committee Chair Jay Jacobs and Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee to become the next mayor of New York City, all called for Cuomo to resign.
Over the past few days, President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, New York Reps. Here's how impeachment proceedings against Andrew Cuomo would work Its findings confirmed the assertions of Cuomo’s critics and accusers and set off a rush of condemnations from many of the governor’s stalwart allies, who had either been supportive or quiet as the accusations mushroomed earlier this year. Investigators spoke to 179 individuals and went through 74,000 pieces of evidence related to the allegations against Cuomo.
The meticulous report told a very different story. In the hours after its publication, Cuomo again denied having “touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances.” Even before the findings of the independent investigators hired by James – as part of a probe that the governor referred to her office and claimed would exonerate him – were made public, Cuomo and his inner circle sought to undermine its credibility. The state legislature is poised to move ahead with impeachment proceedings and those seeking to remove him from office appear to have the votes to do it.īut Cuomo has signaled he will not go without another round of fighting, despite what the James report described as a “deeply disturbing yet clear picture” of his wrongdoing. Andrew Cuomo is running out of time and friends as he stares down the prospect of being the first New York governor impeached in more than 100 years – with his own party leading the way.ĭays after state Attorney General Letitia James, also a Democrat, released a detailed report that found he had sexually harassed 11 women, violating state and federal law, the three-term governor – one of the most powerful figures the state has seen in a generation – is bleeding support at home and among the Democratic Party’s national heavyweights. Glavin earned her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Middlebury College.Gov. She has been a Director for Fordham Law School’s Alumni Association Board since 2008. Glavin is a graduate of Fordham Law School, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Fordham Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. Rita began her legal career as a Law Clerk to the Honorable John F. As a prosecutor she handled and supervised hundreds of criminal matters. Attorney in the Southern District of New York for seven years and serving as the head of DOJ’s Criminal Division in 2009 where she supervised more than 400 attorneys. Department of Justice, including working as an Assistant U.S. She has also represented dozens of indigent criminal defendants as a member of the Criminal Justice Act panel for the Southern District of New York.īefore entering private practice, Rita spent almost 12 years as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. City & State NY recently listed her amongst the Albany Power 100. She has been named a white collar “trailblazer” by The National Law Journal, among the 500 “Leading Lawyers in America” by the Law Dragon, and a “National Practice Area Star” and “Top 250 Women in Litigation” for white collar by Benchmark Litigation.
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Rita has tried more than 20 cases to verdict and was named a Law360 “White Collar MVP” after shepherding the former executive director of the Dewey & LeBoeuf law firm to acquittals on all counts after a 14-week jury trial on fraud charges. Companies have called on her to handle sensitive internal investigations involving employee misconduct. Rita is a trusted advisor to clients navigating issues involving cybersecurity, the securities laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, False Claims Act, and Bank Secrecy Act. Rita’s clients have included executives, hedge funds, elected officials, traders, public companies, and foreign nationals in a variety of investigations by state and federal authorities including the DOJ, SEC, CFTC, New York State Attorney General’s office, the Manhattan D.A.’s Office, and the New York Department of Financial Services. Quoting her peers, Rita has been described in Chambers USA as “an absolutely fantastic attorney and fierce advocate,” an “experienced trial lawyer who gets terrific results in high-profile cases,” and “one of the best trial lawyers I have ever seen.” The New York Law Journal described her as “formidable and quick on her feet” in the courtroom. Glavin is a nationally recognized attorney in white collar defense and government investigations, who represents individuals and companies in sensitive and high-profile investigations, trials, and internal investigations.
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