11 August 2021: NY Assemblyman Calls for Impeachment of Cuomo to Continue

Cuomo resigns: New York Democrat whom governor promised to 'destroy' calls for nursing home accountability

New York Assemblyman Ron Kim is continuing to press for Cuomo's impeachment, which he recognizes as necessary to hold him accountable for the excess COVID nursing home deaths that resulted from his administration's deadly 25 March 2020 directive.

New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim told Fox News on Tuesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation should not be the end the quest for his accountability for multiple scandals, including one where the lawmaker alleged being threatened for failing to substantively defend the disgraced politician....

"I'm relieved that he stepped down so we can focus on the people's work," Kim said. "I'm grateful for the women who stepped up courageously. I committed in March that after he goes down for sexual assault and harassment, I will still be here to hold him accountable for the thousands of nursing home deaths that happened under his watch. And I plan on still doing that."....

Kim said New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, – a longtime Cuomo ally – guaranteed the chamber on Monday that there had been no talks with the governor on resignation or potential impeachment proceedings.

Kim said it is up to Heastie and the rest of the chamber, which is Democrat-controlled, whether a post-facto impeachment will be executed, as Cuomo will be leaving office in 14 days. Former President Donald Trump was notably impeached after leaving office.

"I, for one, think the impeachment process is good for democracy. We will get to the truth of not just the women but all of the nursing home scandals, the book deal, everything else in between," Kim said. "We deserve the truth so we can make sure that we don't repeat the same mistakes moving forward."

Kim's statements above were made on 10 August 2021.

Dem assemblyman Ron Kim calls out Andrew Cuomo's 'biggest criminal act'

This interview occurred early on 11 August 2021, in which NY Assemblyman Ron Kim follows up his previous day's call for Andrew M. Cuomo's impeachment to continue, describing what he considers to be Cuomo's biggest crime.

His biggest criminal act, in my opinion, is committing public fraud. He suppressed—he ordered his people to suppress life and death data at the peak of the pandemic. Information that could have been used to legislate, to save people’s lives—he took that away from us because he was chasing down a $5.1 million dollar book deal. That is criminal.

Should the NY Assembly choose to proceed with impeachment, there's certainly enough material for them to consider.