An
impeachment investigation by the New York Assembly Judiciary Committee is set
to begin this week as Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces multiple allegations of
inappropriate behavior and a scandal involving nursing home deaths.
A majority of New York’s 150 Assembly members would have to vote to impeach for
a trial to happen.
The chamber is controlled by Democrats, although many have called for the
governor to resign.
If 76 members of the Assembly vote for impeachment, then the trial would go to
the state Senate.
State senators, as well as the state’s Court of Appeals judges, would serve as
jurors in an impeachment trial.
A two-thirds vote would be required to convict.
Political analyst Mike Dawidziak says he "doubts" there are enough
votes in the assembly to convict Cuomo as of now.
“Cuomo has always had a very good political organization behind him,” Dawidziak
says. “I imagine there is a lot of arm twisting and lobbying going on right now
not to vote for impeachment at this point.”
Cuomo has continually said he will not resign and insists the allegations
against him are not true.