benjamin resigned as governor which is a job he s only been in for seven months. his resignation came hours after he appeared in federal court pleaded not guilty to a five count felony corruption indictment. prosecutors are accusing him of pressuring a donor to give thousands of dollars to his campaign and exchange for him hooking the donor up with a state grand. he s also accused of lying to cover it all up. here s how the new york times describes the sort of medias of the allegations. quote, prosecutors said that mr. benjamin first approach the donor for help in march 2019, months before mr. benjamin announced a campaign for state comptroller. prosecutors say the donor told mr. benjamin he was wary of pressuring his network of donors to give me on what they had already contributed to his charity, the friends of public school harlem, a group that organized giveaways of school supplies and groceries to needy families. mr. benjamin replied, quote, let me see what i can do, according to
congressman. getting arrested is like a right of passage for new york state politicians at this point. but today, we have a new one. today, the lieutenant governor of new york, democrat brian benjamin resigned as governor which is a job he s only been in for seven months. his resignation came hours after he appeared in federal court pleaded not guilty to a five count felony corruption indictment. prosecutors are accusing him of pressuring a donor to give thousands of dollars to his campaign and exchange for him hooking the donor up with a state grand. he s also accused of lying to cover it all up. here s how the new york times describes the sort of medias of the allegations. quote, prosecutors said that mr. benjamin first approach the donor for help in march 2019, months before mr. benjamin announced a campaign for state comptroller. prosecutors say the donor told mr. benjamin he was wary of pressuring his network of donors to give me on what they had already contributed to his charity