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“I think everyone is waiting for the next shoe to drop,” said one legislative official
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I'm sure Silver is, it would help take the spotlight off him.
That's a pretty good list of candidates for the guillotine.
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Veteran Assemblyman Peter Abbate (D-Brooklyn) says Bharara’s cryptic comments can unfairly taint all the lawmakers since the public does not know who is under investigation and who isn’t.
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The public knows they should all be under investigation, only those indicted are tainted, and the taint may not matter...
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Three state lawmakers, including Senate Deputy GOP Majority Leader Thomas Libous, were reelected in 2014 despite being under indictment. Staten Island Republican Rep. Michael Grimm also won while under indictment. He has since pleaded guilty and resigned.
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