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Schneiderman accuser reportedly meets with special prosecutor
One of Eric Schneiderman's accusers was interviewed Wednesday by the special prosecutor investigating domestic-violence allegations against the former state attorney general, according to a new report. Michelle Manning Barish met...
Barbara Underwood to remain attorney general until election
The state legislature planned to name Barbara Underwood as the first woman attorney general of New York in a rare joint legislative session Tuesday, just weeks after Eric Schneiderman resigned...
NYPD has reached out to Schneiderman's alleged victims
NYPD detectives have reached out to two of the four women who claimed they were brutalized by former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a police source said Monday. The women's sickening...
Zephyr Teachout ditching Nixon campaign to run for state AG
Zephyr Teachout is stepping down as Cynthia Nixon’s campaign treasurer so she can run for state attorney general. In an earlier email pitch to state Democrats, Teachout said she was...
Bharara’s Trump feud means he shouldn't be Attorney General
Preet Bharara’s image as a tough prosecutor and critic of President Trump has put him at the top of the list of possible candidates for New York attorney general among...
Letitia James declares intent to run for NY state attorney general
Public Advocate Letitia James has filed papers with the state Board of Elections declaring her intention to run for attorney general in the fall. The news comes days after she...
Lawmakers begin interviewing interim AG candidates
The state legislature on Tuesday began interviewing 13 candidates vying to fill the Attorney General’s position on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is elected. Barbara Underwood, who took...
Flanagan wants to keep Barbara Underwood as acting state AG
State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Monday all but endorsed keeping Barbara Underwood as acting state attorney general for the rest of the year. Underwood assumed the post after...
Embattled mayor trying to capitalize on Schneiderman's downfall
Embattled Mt. Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is trying to use Eric Schneiderman's downfall to his advantage — claiming Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood has no authority to prosecute him on...
Bill would prevent taxpayers from footing pols' legal bills
Taxpayers would no longer have to pay the legal tab for state lawmakers who beat criminal charges under a bill being revived amid the resignation of ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman....
A lesson from Monica Lewinsky and other comments
Conservative take: Why Misogynists Fool Liberals Feminists are particularly crestfallen at the news of Eric Schneiderman’s alleged abuse of his girlfriends while touting “pro-woman” legislation. But why? At Ricochet, Mona...
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stunned by Schneiderman's 'betrayal' of women
New York's lieutenant governor blasted disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for betraying women across the state after he was accused of beating four women. “What is most astounding [is...
Eric Schneiderman is meditating while lying low
Former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman skipped town, and the Buddha buff is likely meditating amid allegations he abused and assaulted four women, a friend says. Schneiderman is namaste-ying out...
A missed opportunity to stop Schneiderman
We’re not sure what Peter Gleason aimed to do Friday, but he sure made himself look awful. The upstate attorney now claims that clients brought him word of then-Attorney General...
Letitia James is no longer trying to replace Eric Schneiderman
Public Advocate Letitia James on Friday withdrew her name from consideration to replace Eric Schneiderman as interim state attorney general. “After thoughtful and careful deliberation, I have decided not to...
New Yorker writers say no Trump ties to Schneiderman article
The reporters who exposed allegations of sexual battery against Eric Schneiderman were forced to defend their sourcing Friday after revelations that President Trump's "fixer" Michael Cohen knew of similar accusations...
Lawyer: I warned elected officials about Schneiderman years ago
The upstate lawyer who says women came to him five years ago with sexual misconduct allegations against Eric Schneiderman now claims he then warned elected officials about the ex-attorney general's...
Cuomo says chances of interim AG appointment look 'iffy'
The odds are "iffy" on whether the legislature can get it together to appoint an interim replacement for disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Gov. Cuomo said Friday. In an...
Michael Cohen may have info on women 'sexually victimized' by Schneiderman
The FBI raid on Michael Cohen may have captured information about two women who say they were “sexually victimized” by ousted state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a lawyer claimed Friday....
Schneiderman uses apartment worker, neighbor to hide from media
Eric Schneiderman had a paint-spattered maintenance worker at his swank Upper West Side apartment building run interference Thursday morning as he scurried into a waiting SUV. The longtime employee, who...