New Jersey governor seeks lieutenant governor’s resignation after ethics inquiry
New Jersey’s governor has asked her lieutenant governor to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded that he behaved inappropriately around women. The supplied report describes the findings as involving ethics and sexual-harassment violations.
New Jersey’s governor has called on her lieutenant governor to resign by Friday, according to ABC News US. The request followed an investigation by a law firm hired by the governor’s office. The firm concluded that the lieutenant governor had behaved inappropriately around women.
The report describes the matter as involving ethics and sexual-harassment violations. It does not identify the governor, the lieutenant governor or the law firm in the supplied material. The lieutenant governor was described as the governor’s hand-picked No.
2. The source does not say whether he has accepted the demand, responded publicly or intends to challenge the findings. It also does not provide details of the conduct examined by the law firm, the number of people interviewed or any further action that may follow.
The stated deadline for the resignation is Friday.
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