N.Y. Republicans may move to impeach Spitzer '81

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) ’81 is still conferring with advisers and has not said that he will resign in the wake of the revelation that he was an alleged client of a prostitution ring.

The delay in a final decision about his resignation is angering some state lawmakers. N.Y. Republican Assemblyman and Minority Leader James Tedisco said today he will move to impeach Spitzer if the governor does not step down from his post by Thursday.

When contacted this afternoon by The Daily Princetonian at his Manhattan apartment, Spitzer, a Wilson School concentrator and Cloister Club member who served as USG Chairman while at the University, again declined to comment on whether he would leave office.

"I am not speaking to the media at this time," Spitzer said.

The New York Times is now reporting that the governor, who is conferring with his closest advisers, is unlikely to step down today.

ABC News is reporting that Spitzer had planned to resign today at 7 p.m., but changed his mind at the last minute after speaking with his advisers. ABC, however, is also reporting that the governor could still be announcing his resignation today.

WNBC is reporting that sources say Spitzer has already drafted a resignation letter, but that there is a chance Spitzer may decide to hold on to his governorship.

While the governor remained hidden from the public eye in his Fifth Avenue residence, Lt. Gov. David Paterson traveled to the state capitol in Albany earlier this afternoon and told reporters he has not heard from Spitzer since yesterday. "No one has talked to me about his resignation, and no one has talked to me about a transition," he said.

If Spitzer does resign, Paterson would serve out the remainder of Spitzer’s term, which ends in January 2011. State Sen. Joseph Bruno, the state's top Republican, would assume the duties of the lieutenant governor.