27 May 2021: NY Assembly Impeachment Probe Speaks to Five More People in Past Month

Cuomo Impeachment Investigation Has Now Spoken to Around 75 People

New York Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine is responsible for overseeing the Assembly's impeachment probe into Governor Cuomo's misconduct in office. Despite building evidence the Assembly's probe is a sham, Lavine did little to dispel that notion in providing his first update on the probe's status in a month:

Lawyers helping the New York Assembly investigate whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be impeached have interviewed five more people over the past month, a lawmaker overseeing the probe said Wednesday.

Speaking at a legislative meeting, Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine said lawyers have spoken with attorneys for about 75 people and entities for the investigation. Lavine, a Democrat, spoke for roughly five minutes on an audio stream of the meeting, before the committee went into closed-door executive session.

That's a small increase from April 21, when Lavine said investigators had spoke with attorneys for about 70 people and four government agencies.

Lavine indicated the lawyers hired by the Assembly to conduct the probe were reviewing documents. He also indicated the "hotline" for reporting tips to the Assembly about Governor Cuomo had recorded information from 290 people, up from about 200 a month earlier.

All in all, the information presented makes it appear the Assembly's Cuomo impeachment probe is going nowhere fast.