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The state Attorney General’s office is investigating whether Paterson improperly intervened in a domestic abuse case in which a woman was seeking an order of protection against his top aide David Johnson. Paterson spoke with the woman by telephone, and afterward she failed to appear for a court hearing and her case was dismissed.
Two top aides — Paterson’s deputy secretary for public safety and director of communications — resigned this week. The communications chief, Peter Kauffmann, said in a statement: “I cannot in good conscience continue in my current position.”
Paterson has denied his guilt, saying he never abused his office, and has insisted he is not resigning.
On Friday, he told reporters waiting outside his New York City offices that he had “no plans” to quit his job. He said he planned to cooperate with the investigations and expected to clear his name, local media reported.
Last week he abandoned his nascent campaign to seek a new term. He became governor two years ago when former Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal.
See the full article from “Reuters”