(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's impeachment investigation was suspended by legislators after the embattled Democrat announced his resignation.
Carl Heastie, the speaker of the New York State Assembly, announced the development on Friday and indicated that the inquiry will be halted on Aug. 25, the day Cuomo is set to be replaced by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Heastie explained that the governor's resignation served to invalidate the question of whether he "should remain in office," one of the purposes of the investigation.
The speaker also indicated that Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine, with the assistance of attorneys, came to believe that the legislative body does not have the authority to "impeach and remove an elected official who is no longer in office" after a review of the Empire State's Constitution.
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