Democrats acted quickly and firmly to drive Schneiderman out after accusations. Take note, Republicans.

Both say they had to seek medical attention after being slapped hard on the face and ear and even choked. However, at the time, neither reported what they categorize now as “assault” to the police.

Selvaratnam alleges that Schneiderman “warned” her that he could have her followed or wiretap her phones. Both Selvaratnam and Manning Barish allege that Schneiderman threatened to kill them if they broke up with him.

The New Yorker also corroborated two other victims’ stories: One was a former romantic partner who said Schneiderman repeatedly subjected her to nonconsensual physical violence, the other rebuffed Schneiderman’s sexual advances and was slapped across the face as a result.

Schneiderman responded to the allegations:

So many Democrats had pinned their hopes on Schneiderman to not only be a champion of women during the #MeToo era, but also be an effective check on the Trump administration.

Schneiderman praised both the New Yorker and the New York Times after they received the Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuses, saying, “the brave women and men who spoke up about the sexual harassment they had endured at the hands of powerful men [and without them] there would not be the critical national reckoning under way.”

Just in April, Schneiderman helped former attendees of Trump University win a $25 million settlement. He’s been actively fighting President Trump over his travel ban on majority Muslim countries, and has earned praise from liberal television show hosts like Samantha Bee as a result.

Now, Bee and her team want nothing to do with him.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., quickly distanced themselves from Schneiderman, calling for his resignation.

This is important. Democrats and liberals aren’t fighting tooth and nail to keep Schneiderman in power.

It took some time for Democrats to process and come around to denouncing former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., or even former Reps. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Bob Filner, D-Calif., after they were accused of sexual harassment and assault. Democrats even stumbled a bit with respect to Harvey Weinstein when the Democratic National Committee decided to donate the money he gave to another Democratic political group after a number of prominent women in the acting and film industry came forward with allegations of abuse.

Obviously Democrats tried to shield Ted Kennedy from consequences for his actions until almost a decade after he died.

However, in the case of Schneiderman, they’ve changed their tune. Unacceptable behavior is unacceptable, regardless of how much the perpetrator is a crusading progressive. And it’s time for Republicans to do the same.

Congressional Republicans dodged a bullet with Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who was credibly accused of sexually harassing and assaulting several women in their teens and early twenties. However, they’ve been noticeably silent about the allegations against President Trump.

Instead, many Republicans in Congress refuse to comment on Trump’s alleged misconduct, and if they do, they make the cop-out excuse of deferring to the American voter.

Holding elected officials accountable for their behavior has to count for something. Sure, President Trump is a “fighter” who is moving the needle on these tough legislative and political issues. But what’s the cost of remaining silent on the elephant in the room as dozens of lawmakers and public officials supposedly fall from grace?

Maybe President Trump won’t have a #MeToo reckoning. It’s possible with the release of the “Access Hollywood” tape in October 2016 that it already came and went. But it’s certain that more Republicans will have ugly stories this like made public. Will they act quickly and righteously?