Manhattan Adult Entertainment: Gillibrand All But Abandons Paterson »
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today said the man to whom she owes her job, Gov. David Paterson, should step down if the reports that he asked two staffers to intervene in David Johnson’s alleged domestic abuse case prove true. “At the end of the day, if the allegations of abuse of power are true, then the governor will be unable to govern and he will have to step down,’’ Gillibrand told NY1’s Michael Scotto in an interview that will air on “Inside City Hall” at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. tonight. “Domestic violence and abuse of power have no place in our society and certainly no place in our government,” Gillibrand continued. “The allegations that have been made are very, very serious. Attorney General (Andrew) Cuomo is going to run a thorough investigation. I expect everyone in the administration to cooperate fully with that investigation.”
On March 11, 2008, then-Rep. Gillibrand became the first Democratic member of New York’s congressional delegation to call for then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign if the “serious allegations” about his involvement in a prostitution ring were true.