On this day, March 12, 2008, Eliot Spitzer announced his resignation as governor of New York.

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Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal

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In the wake of the revelations, and amid threats of impeachment, Spitzer announced on March 12, 2008 that he would resign his post as governor at noon on March 17, 2008. Spitzer said at a news conference in Manhattan:

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1. Apparently Roger Stone Had A Hand In This

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2. Yes. HERE: Oct 2010. Roger Stone / "Meet the Leader of Eliot Spitzer's Smear Campaign"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215217904

Oct 2010. Roger Stone /
"Meet the Leader of Eliot Spitzer's Smear Campaign


"Every time we see an outrageous sexual claim printed about a politician, it's worth considering something Franklin Roosevelt once said: "In politics, nothing happens by accident."


https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/10/meet-the-leader-of-eliot-spitzers-smear-campaign/64361/

From October 2010

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Stone had a motive to plant the story because he had been paid to embarrass the governor.
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3. Word Needs To Get Around About This

There needs to be an investigation on Cuomo rather then just forcing him out.