Top Sexual Harassment Attorney and Ex-SDNY Head Who Convicted Mario Cuomo’s ‘Third Son’ Appointed to Lead Investigation into NY Governor Colin Kalmbacher
New York Attorney General
Letitia James (D) announced that two attorneys will be leading the investigation into sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov.
Andrew Cuomo (D) late Monday.
The high-profile investigation will be overseen by former acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)
Joon H. Kim and employment discrimination attorney
Anne L. Clark, a partner at the law firm of Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.
“We are committed to an independent and thorough investigation of the facts,” James said in a statement. “Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark are independent, legal experts who have decades of experience conducting investigations and fighting to uphold the rule of law. There is no question that they both have the knowledge and background necessary to lead this inv
Top New York lawmakers echo Cuomo s defense against resignation
ALBANY, N.Y. There appears to be no serious move towards impeaching New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a day after the state Senate s majority leader called on the embattled governor to quit.
In the Assembly, where any impeachment proceeding would have to begin, the chamber s highest-ranking women issued a statement that echoed Cuomo’s own arguments against resignation, a sure sign that there is not nearly enough support among the Democratic-dominated chamber s leaders to launch impeachment proceedings.
In the statement, 21 women, all Democrats, wrote that, “Our democracy demands that we be diligent and expeditious in our search for truth and justice. This matter deserves no less degree of care. New York s attorney general, Tish James, is leading an investigation of the allegations.
New York Attorney General Tish James on Monday announced the appointment of a former federal prosecutor and a prominent employment discrimination attorney
New York Attorney General Tish James. Photo: Gov. Cuomo s office
Mar 08, 2021 Allegations of sexual harassment recently made against Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be investigated by a pair of attorneys from the private sector, including a former federal prosecutor who oversaw a public corruption case involving a former top aide to the governor.
The team of lawyers will be empowered to depose witnesses, subpoena the administration for testimony and documents, and retrieve other data relevant to the investigation.
Joon H. Kim, a former federal prosecutor from Manhattan who led the office when former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco was facing charges in a corruption scheme, will serve as one half of the team. He’s currently a partner at the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.