NEW YORK - The Speaker of the New York State Assembly says the impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be suspended upon the governor's resignation taking effect on August 25.Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says the decision came after consulting with Chair Charles Lavine and other members of the Assembly.In a statement on Friday afternoon, he stated: "There are two reasons for this decision.
First, the purpose of the Assembly Judiciary Committee’s impeachment investigation was to determine whether Governor Cuomo should remain in office.