Update: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigns Following Abuse Accusations
PoliticsNew York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat and seemingly ardent supporter of women’s rights, has been accused of physically abusing at least four women, Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer revealed in their latest bombshell report in the New Yorker.
Schneiderman, who has made a point of antagonizing the Trump administration and recently filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Weinsteins, is facing calls for his immediate resignation over the accusations, outlined in the article in alarming detail by two alleged victims who agreed to speak on the record. Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam both said that Schneiderman had repeatedly hit them, often after drinking and always without consent. Neither reported their allegations to police at the time, but both were treated by doctors after allegedly being slapped and choked. They also said that Schneiderman threatened to kill them if they broke up with him. From the New Yorker: