After resignation, Eric Schneiderman under investigation for abuse
Solicitor General Barbara Underwood to serve as acting DA
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is investigating allegations of violence against women by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned just hours after accounts of abuse by four women.
It was a swift and stunning fall for a Democrat who held himself out as a champion of women and a liberal foil to President Donald Trump and who pledged to use his office to hold others accountable for abusing their power.
The women described being slapped and choked, verbally abused and threatened by Schneiderman. Some also described him as a heavy drinker.