Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.’s office has opened an investigation into New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after four women accused him of physical abuse.
“Our office has opened an investigation into the recently reported allegations concerning Mr. Schneiderman,” DA spokesman Danny Frost confirmed to Politico in an email.
The New York Post reported “the highest possible charge would likely be misdemeanor assault,” but “the choking allegations could result in a separate felony charge.”
Schneiderman, a Democrat, resigned Monday night after The New Yorker published allegations the attorney general had physically assaulted four women, including slapping and choking. Schneiderman denied assaulting women, but admitted to “role-playing and other consensual sexual activity.”
Ironically, Schneiderman had been investigating how Vance’s office handled its investigation into allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Schneiderman not only billed himself as a champion for women’s rights and the #MeToo movement, but also a sworn enemy of the Trump administration.
Schneiderman challenged the Trump administration in court, especially repealing environmental policies. Most recently, Schneiderman sued the Trump administration for delaying Obama-era fuel efficiency regulations.
Before that, Schneiderman took the torch from environmental activists and led a nationwide legal battle against ExxonMobil for allegedly covering up global warming science to investors and the public.
With support from environmentalists, Schneiderman and several other state attorneys general have been locked in a multi-year legal battle with Exxon, trying to compel the company to turn over documents, including communications with conservative groups and experts.
“Financial damages alone may be insufficient,” Schneiderman said at an event announcing the legal effort in early 2016. “The First Amendment does not give you the right to commit fraud.”
Now, Schneiderman is facing investigations into his conduct. Two of Schneiderman’s accusers, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, told The New Yorker “he repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed and never with their consent.”
Another accuser told The New Yorker that “when she rebuffed [Schneiderman], he slapped her across the face with such force that it left a mark that lingered the next day.”
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Oh look his Halo is fading out just wait to see the horns the pointed tail and the trident or pitchfork
Hello Mr . Steyer … How about a bit of role playing .
You give me some of that hard earned Hedge fund cash
and I will pretend to care about saving the planet for you .
We could even have an Al Gore in for a threesome .
Cut from the same cloth as the rest of New York’s liberal elite “attack dogs”. Anthony Wiener, Elliott Spitzer, and now Eric Scheniderman… all self-proclaimed champions of women’s causes and all viscous and creepy behind the scenes. Any normal person (and presumably the media) could see that these people were not wired properly long before allegations were made. All that mattered to the media is that they turned their public hatred towards those opposed to left wing agendas.
These attack dogs not surprisingly bit the media in their collective arses.
He won’t have any trouble getting a threesome in prison .