New York attorney general resigns amid allegations of abuse

Eric Schneiderman.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) resigned on Monday night, a few hours after The New Yorker published the accounts of several women who say Schneiderman was physically abusive toward them in romantic relationships.

In a statement, Schneiderman said he "strongly" contested the allegations, adding that while they are "unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office's work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018." Not long after the story was published, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called on Schneiderman to resign. Schneiderman was up for re-election this fall, the only Democrat in the running.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.