Politics | David Paterson NYT Questions Paterson's Handling of Assault Case Governor suspends aide, calls in AG By John Johnson Posted Feb 24, 2010 9:39 PM CST Copied New York Gov. David Paterson kicks off his election campaign at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) The New York Times weighs in with the David Paterson "bombshell," take three. The new installment about New York's governor is the most serious of the bunch, laying out how he may have improperly used the full weight of his office to get a woman to drop assault charges against a top aide. The pressure reportedly included a phone call from Paterson himself to the alleged victim to ask if he could do anything for her. As a result of the story, Paterson said he would ask Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate his administration's handling of the incident, and he's also suspending the aide in question, David Johnson, without pay. Johnson had been the topic of the first Paterson article, which spelled out the aide's past trouble with the law and altercations with women. Read a summary of it here. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Report an error