"I will not comment on the merits of the impeachment, but it is clear that a significant majority of the entire Assembly is reflecting the views of so many in the public that they would prefer the governor to avoid the need for the continuation of the impeachment investigation and for him to resign," said Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, D-Greenburgh, told the USA TODAY Network New York.
In a statement, fellow Westchester lawmaker Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, said: Cuomo "needs to resign now, and if that does not happen, we in the Assembly must begin impeachment proceedings."
What Cuomo's next move will be is unclear.
He has pledged to fight to stay in office. His term runs until the end of 2022. He's been so defiant that he hasn't even ruled out running for a fourth term next November. He was first elected in 2010.
But both leaders of the state Legislature want him to go, as well as Biden and all leading Democrats in the state, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
"Now that the investigation is complete and the allegations have been substantiated, it should be clear to everyone that he can no longer serve as Governor," Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said in a statement.
Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, a Rockland County Democrat who sits on the Judiciary Committee, said the chamber’s ongoing investigation will both inform the decision on whether to impeach and provide the basis for a potential case against the governor.
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