Oh no. Schneiderman is going down -- Chris Hayes NOW

[RandomAccess]

Okay -- it's covered here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210587526

[brooklynite]

1. Reporting that Gov. Cuomo will call on Schneiderman to resign.

[BigmanPigman]

2. This sucks!

[RandomAccess]

3. It sure as hell does.

[Blue_true]

23. Sure does. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Don't forget that Preet Bharara is still in that office. nt

[RandomAccess]

5. well, that certainly is a BIG help

but -- damn, damn, damn.

Thanks.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. No, he is not. He never worked for New York State.

He is teaching at NYU law school.

[RandomAccess]

17. Yeah, I THOUGHT so

[BumRushDaShow]

43. Sorry was thinking about this

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a vocal critic of President Trump, has hired a prosecutor who served under fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to focus on public corruption cases, including those involving the Trump administration, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Schneiderman’s decision to hire Howard Master reportedly signals that he plans to target Trump and his administration. Master previously served under Bharara, who was fired after refusing to resign at Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s request.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/324737-ny-attorney-general-hires-prosecutor-likely-to-target-trump

[Blue_true]

24. I don't think so.

But the two deputies seem very capable of taking over. Both are highly qualified and have run tough investigations. But it is sad to see this happen to Eric Sniderman, I saw him as the next New York Governor.

[PoliticAverse]

26. Bharara was a Federal prosecutor not a New York State one, and is no longer in office. n/t

[TomSlick]

6. I was amazed at Chris.

The reporter he was "interviewing" was reporting as fact that Schneiderman was guilty. Chris did not push back at all.

I may be that Schneiderman is guilty as hell. I may also be that this is a smear job to take down someone seen as a threat to Trump. I don't know - neither does Chris or the all-so confident reporter he was "interviewing."

[RandomAccess]

8. The way it sounded to me, for the small portion I saw

was that the "evidence" -- Ronan Farrow's reporting in meticulous detail, as well as how consistent the stories were between the women -- was as overwhelming as it was in the case of Roy Moore. THEY didn't make that comparison, I did.

You have a point, and I hope someone somewhere will push for a little more "due process," but ... I don't have a lot of faith in that. It's already been reported Cuomo is going to ask for his resignation.

[dhol82]

10. Was not that Lisa Green?

She is an attorney, daughter of Gloria Allred. She probably has these women as clients.

Never discount the heavy fingers of Roger Stone in any shenanigans.

[TomSlick]

15. Is was Lisa Green but NOT Lisa Bloom - Gloria Allred's daughter.

Lisa Green is the Managing Director of Sard Verbinnen & Co - a crises PR firm. That makes me wonder for whom she is working. More questions Chris did not ask.

[dhol82]

18. Sorry. One too many glasses of wine.

Still wonder.

[TomSlick]

20. Right there with ya.

I find it more and more important to have "a couple" glasses of wine in the evenings. It's the only way I can get through the news.

[dhol82]

22. It's the only way I can get through what is happening in this country!

Damn.

[Hoyt]

7. Maybe rushing to judgement, but four women claiming abuse ticks me off . . . . .about Schneiderman.

There is really not much worse than an abuser, so why do these people even run for office?

Hope I'm wrong, but doesn't sound good.


As far as trump, never put much hope in state prosecutions. Even in the bluest states, it would be hard to find a jury that would convict. Now they might get his kids or aides, which is something.

[Kirk Lover]

9. Well they just said that two of the women sought medical treatment.....so that's not good. nt

[dhol82]

12. Also have to consider that it was consensual sex

Not my choice but, what some people like.

I will reserve judgement.

[Dorian Gray]

21. Not according to the women, it wasn't....

I'm disgusted and disheartened by this story. Ronan's reporting is above reproach, though.

My first thought was "This is going to hurt us." Then I realize that he most likely abused at least four women, so fuck it all. Tear it all down.

I am absolutely disgusted. Cuomo should fire his ass. Hopefully the AG's office has what they need for any other investigative purposes.

[dhol82]

25. Damn.

I will still wait for all the shit to hit the fan.

I will never forget the Franken node of mass destruction.

[Blue_true]

27. Sniderman is elected.

Cuomo can't fire him. He must either resign or get defeated at the polls.

Really disappointed, I had put high hopes in him. Hope this is all not true, but it does not look good. If he is an abuser, he must go, there is no other option, IMO.

[Dorian Gray]

42. He's already resigned.

[octoberlib]

11. It's covered here in the original New Yorker article by Ronan Farrow who just won

a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Harvey Weinstein.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse

[dhol82]

13. Sorry, I still smell Roger Stone

Who gave Farrow the lead?

[octoberlib]

14. Another New Yorker reporter, Jennifer Gonnerman, who was friends with one of the victims.

[dhol82]

19. Still question about consensual s&m.

Not my choice but some like it.

[PoliticAverse]

28. You might want to read the article. n/t

[Blue_true]

29. The women are claiming that it was not consensual.

Sex can start off consensual and the consensual aspect ends when one partner withdraws consent or fear reprisal if the sex is not completed.

So saying that it was consensual because both were in bed and MAYBE having rough sex is somewhat meaningless when the issue of consent for the entire act(s) comes into play.

[yardwork]

31. Read the article. Not in bed, not having sex. He attacked them without warning.

He also strangled one of them. Without provocation or warning. The women say he drinks a lot and gets violent when drunk. The article is chilling.

[IluvPitties]

33. He's fucking nuts!

[yardwork]

39. Horrifying, isn't it?

[IluvPitties]

40. It's like, where the hell do these men come from?

Sounds like a very dangerous creep!

[yardwork]

41. I know right?!

[Blue_true]

34. I wasn't trying to defend him.

I have zero tolerance for men that hit women under pretty much all circumstances, even if the man is struck first. The only thing that I can accept is a man struck a woman because she had a weapon and was about to kill him.

[yardwork]

38. I understand. I'm just saying that this is even worse.

[yardwork]

30. I recommend that you read the article.

[a kennedy]

32. and just remembering what the charges were against Senator Franken......

oh yah that’s right inappropriate touching on, sides, and backs.....and that ridiculous fake photo of him touching the breasts of that woman.

[IluvPitties]

35. Franken didn't deserve what he got.

[a kennedy]

36. I KNOW, AND I'M STILL NOT OVER THAT.......

sorry for yelling.......i’m still just sick and pissed.

[IluvPitties]

37. The #metoo movement need to be aware that some people

particularly on the right, will try to use it for political purposes. Franken was brutalized without due process for things a sincere apology and honest recognition of past mistakes should have taken care of.