The governor told WNYC’s Brian Lehrer that she made the best decision she could “based on the information I had at the time” when picking Benjamin to be her lieutenant governor last year, despite ethical questions raised before his appointment.
NEW YORK (Reuters) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, the state s No. 2 official after Gov. Kathy Hochul, resigned on Tuesday after being charged with bribery and fraud for