Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul is apparently a lot more worried about her challenge from the left than Gov. Andrew Cuomo is about his.
In a rare break from her running mate, Hochul on Wednesday called on Congress to impeach President Trump, following his stunning press conference in Helsinki with Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin.
“I think he should be impeached after what he did in Finland,” Hochul said on public radio station WCNY-FM’s “The Capitol Pressroom.”
“I’m a former member of Congress, I take that responsibility very serious. And certainly, individuals who have done far less have been dragged through the impeachment process.”
She said Trump had engaged in “treasonous behavior” and added: “It was an appalling, appalling display of a lack of courage, a betrayal of our country and our values.”
Hochul is facing a left-flank challenge from charismatic City Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn), whom she repeatedly attacked on the program for not having filed his campaign donor disclosure report, which was due Monday.
Cuomo declined to back calls for Trump’s impeachment Tuesday, telling reporters it was up to the Republican majorities in Congress to decide the president’s fate.
“That’s going to be the question for this Congress,” Cuomo said. “Are they going to pursue the president for possibly committing treason or not. And they’ll be accountable to the people in November for that decision.”
Cuomo’s comments came after his Democratic challenger, Cynthia Nixon, backed calls for Trump’s removal.



