State impeachment process

Governor Cuomo refuses to quit after a 7th person comes forward accusing him of inappropriate behavior.

The Assembly moving forward with impeachment hearings as dozens of lawmakers call for the Governor to resign.

Of former president trump, but what would that process look like on a state level?

The assembly is moving forward with impeachment hearings as a 7th woman comes forward accusing the governor of inappropriate behavior.

News channel 2's brent kearney reports.

Governor cuomo refusing to quit as a 7th woman comes forward with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

The assembly now moving forward with impeachment hearings.

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None .

None "the resignation is his decision.

The impeachment is the legislative decision.

So we need to start with hearings."

Assemblywoman marianne buttenschon is one of many lawmakers calling for the governor to resign.

She says the hearings could bring a number of things to the table.

"these hearings could bring interviews, these hearings could be possibly not all public some could be public in terms of what information has come forward to deem if it's necessary to move to the step of impeachment."

Utica college professor daniel tagliarina says if their is an impeachment trial, the state process would be similiar to the one we saw with former president trump.

"just like president trump had his own attorneys, governor cuomo.

The council members presenting the impeachment charges would bring the charges and present the evidence."

But unlike the national impeachment process, if the assembly votes to impeach the governor, cuomo would no longer be our governor.

Lieutenant governor kathy hochul would be sworn in.

Until the governor is we've all witnessed the impeachment trial of former president trump, but what would