4 August 2021: NY Assemblyman Kim Says Impeachment Coming Soon

Cuomo impeachment in next few days, weeks; governor has no more allies: NY Assemblyman Kim

Members of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's political party are looking to put a quicker end to the political pain of having Cuomo continue in office:

State lawmakers plan to convene in Albany on Monday to discuss impeachment proceedings.

State Assemblyman Ron Kim, of Queens, joined the PIX11 Morning News on Wednesday to discuss the sexual harassment report, the possible impeachment of Cuomo if he does not resign, and more....

Kim, who participated in an emergency meeting among Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday, said unlike when the Assembly’s impeachment investigation began earlier this year, Cuomo has no more allies in the Democratic Party.

“One thing I can share is that the tone has dramatically shifted from when we met back a couple months ago to discuss Cuomo,” he said. “Even the lawmakers who once did not want to call for his resignation have come out strongly and said not just resignation; they want to impeach the governor.”

Kim said he expects Assembly leaders to move forward with impeachment expeditiously, possibly in the next few days or weeks, but lawmakers also need to make sure they have “the facts in line” and a “sound case” for the trial.

“What’s certain is that there’s no appetite to drag this out for months,” he added. “That has been abundantly clear among my colleagues … We want this thing done in the next few days. If not, a couple of weeks at the most.”

Kim has previously noted the Assembly already has the evidence it needs to impeach Andrew M. Cuomo, but that refers to his administration's COVID nursing homes scandals. Delays would be involved if they choose to instead move over the sexual harassment findings to limit the political damage to the party, since so many officials in the state government would be at risk of ouster related to their roles in the excess COVID nursing home deaths and cover-ups in the aftermath of the Cuomo administration's deadly 25 March 2020 directive.