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N.Y. Attorney General Resigns After 4 Women Allege Physical Attacks

The New Yorker reports the women, with whom Schneiderman had romantic relationships, say he physically abused them. Schneiderman denies the accusations but says they prevent him from doing his work.

Updated at 12:10 a.m. ET on Tuesday

New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a vocal critic of President Trump who has championed many women's causes, has resigned following a New Yorker article that detailed allegations by four women that he physically abused them.

"In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me," he said in a statement. "While these

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