schneiderman denied he ever assaulted anyone. but just three hours after that story dropped in "the new yorker," he resigned in disgrace as attorney general. and that is how the great state of new york got its first ever woman serving as attorney general, barbara underwood. she'd been the long time solicitor general of new york, which means among other things, she represented new york in its major court cases. barbara underwood stepped in to temporarily take over the job after the schneiderman scandal e and his shock resignation. and that's a high pressure, high profile job, right? and underwood took it over at such a high pressure, high profile time. and she took it over in such a weird way, that she's suddenly shoved into that kind of a job which doesn't have a natural successor lined up, but barbara underwood stood up, took the reins and nailed it.rw she sued donald trump's fake family charities straight out of the existence. sued the epa for rolling back climate policy, successfully challenged trump's inhumane challenges in c

this is eric schneiderman. he used to be the attorney general in the great state of new york. he was one of those attorney general who made the gate into a very high profile very much national profile job new york attorney general's in general seem to do that. being an attorney general brings with it a lot of power and news making and a lot of swagger. elliott spencer was new york attorney general before he came governor and so was andrew cuomo but eric schneiderman took over in 2010. was reelected in 2014 on the fast-track to reelection in 2018 and greater things beyond. then in may of 2018, the north korea published a granular detailed, just heinous accounting of how eric scheneiderman had subjected for different women to what's the magazine described as non consensual physical violence. all four women allege that scheneiderman repeatedly hit them often in a sexual, or sexual degradation context but never with their consent. scheneiderman did he ever salted anyone, but just three hours after the story dropped in the new yorker, he resigned as a disgraced attorney general. th

it worked with the former democratic attorney general of new york, eric schneiderman who talked about abuse. the democratic party is still willing to take action against alleged offenders in its midst, unlike, wait for, at the other great political party in this country. republicans are all over the andrew cuomo story, but have they looked in the mirror recently? just take former missouri republican governor eric grains who resigned in 2018 amidst an ethics probe, two criminal charges, reports he had an affair, and allegations of blackmail. he is now running again. it's time for the senate and he is the likely front runner to replace retiring gop leader roy butts. jim jordan of ohio has faced multiple allegations that he turned a blind eye to sexual bees by the ohio state wrestling team physician, while jordan was the assistant coach. yet, republicans continues to stand by him, even choosing to be the wrecking member of the house judiciary committee. we have even seen this on the supreme court, clarence thomas was confirmed, despite a neatest hills sexual rasmussen. case hinted was br

sexual harassment before any investigation was taking place as well as you remember the attorney general schneiderman who was accused by an ex-girlfriend of assault. so the governor has to resign at this point. if he doesn't resign he have will be impeachmented. i think that is the bottom line. i said all along would be by criminal conviction, prosecution by, by resignation or at the ballot box. it seems more and more likely it will be impeachment because the governor just seems to think he is above the law and that these standards don't apply to him but you're right about him bullying. that has always been a tactic that governor cuomo has been known for, bullying, coercion, trying to threaten other members. we saw assemblyman ron kim stand up against him. he was even threatened when he spoke out against his uncle dying in a nursing home. most of the people in albany have had enough. they're done with andrew cuomo and it is time to move on. we have a very pressing matters in this state right now. we need a new governor who can lead. elizabeth: thank you, congresswoman nicole malliotakis. come back so

governor after the scandals of white men in spitzer, in attorney general -- former attorney general eric schneiderman and in andrew cuomo. so i do hope to the senator's point this is a bit of a palate cleanser and that it really does change the culture of the state government. >> you just gave me a chill with that. i'm going to read one more thing to you, basil. it is such a smart point. this is in "the bulwark" today and i want your thoughts. andrew cuomo resigned because democrats are not a cult. it is written by benjamin parker. it says this. the democrats have active internal politic goes, even perhaps especially in a democratic-dominated state. new york attorney general letitia james had no reason to fear reprisal for investigating the allegations against cuomo and reporting her findings. the democrats in the state house probably figured their prospects as a party would improve without the weight of cuomo's alleged misdeeds around their ankles. no doubt many felt similar in 2019 even if they didn't say-so. in the republican party disappointing or contradicting the dear leader is an offense worth