BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Earlier this month, Democratic members of the Western New York state delegation met for dinner at the Governor's Mansion to discuss infrastructure priorities with Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The meeting was first reported by The Buffalo News.

"It's like if a district attorney showed up to a scene of a crime and then went out and had dinner with the alleged criminal," New York State Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy said.

Langworthy said specifically two legislators, Karen McMahon and Monica Wallace, who are both on the Assembly Judiciary Committee investigating numerous allegation against Cuomo, should not have attended.

"You took an oath to be a part of this committee to investigate this governor's crimes and you're sitting there dining with him and discussing pork for your district," he said. "It's reprehensible."

The party boss said McMahon and Wallace should immediately step down from the committee. He said both lawmakers are lawyers and should know when to recuse themselves from cases.

"This is an outrageous breach of ethical conduct and a blatant conflict of interest," he said. "There's no other way to slice it."

In separate statements, Wallace and McMahon both dismissed Langworthy's call as a baseless attempt to stir up political controversy. They said, essentially, that they were doing their job for their constituents by attending the meeting, with McMahon further pointing out other members were there and there was no conversation about the Judiciary Committee or the impeachment investigation.

However, Langworthy said the meeting was premature as the federal government has not yet passed an infrastructure bill, and regardless, it did not need to happen in private.

"If Karen McMahon and Monica Wallace wanted to have a meeting to discuss the Biden infrastructure plan and what priorities are for this region, they should have done it in a public forum instead of being victims of Andrew Cuomo's charm offensive and wined and dined," he said.

Langworthy said the entire situation is more evidence the Assembly is not taking the impeachment investigation seriously, also criticizing the body for not finishing it prior to the end of session.

"I suppose we wait for the attorney general, who seems to keep tight separation from the governor, and I have the most faith in the United States Attorney's Office in the eastern district," he said.

He believes there has already been enough information reported publicly to bring impeachment articles against Cuomo.

Here is Assemblywoman Wallace's full statement:

"Party boss Nick Langworthy’s allegations of impropriety are baseless political nonsense. There is nothing improper about my attending a meeting with other members of the Western New York delegation to discuss critical infrastructure needs and ensure my community has a seat at the table. My job is to advocate for my community, and I was doing just that. Absenting myself from this important meeting would have left my community without a say in how billions of infrastructure dollars might be spent. I’m not interested in playing politics; I’m interested in delivering vital resources for my constituents."

Here is Assemblywoman McMahon's full statement:

“The remarks made this morning by GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy were nothing less than a shameless attempt to conjure up a political controversy where none exists. Earlier this month, the WNY legislative delegation of Assembly Members and Senators was invited to the Governor’s Mansion for a dinner meeting to discuss how to allocate billions of dollars of anticipated infrastructure funding for projects in Western New York. I attended that meeting, along with the others, to ensure that the residents of Amherst and Pendleton, my constituents, had a voice in those discussions.

“I was together with other members of the WNY delegation at all times. At no time was there any mention whatsoever of my membership on the Judiciary Committee or of the impeachment investigation.

“Mr. Langworthy’s baseless suggestion that I should not have attended the meeting, thus leaving my constituents without a voice in the important discussion regarding the funding of vital infrastructure projects, is specious. The simple fact is that the members of the Judiciary Committee are obligated to continue to represent their constituents in other legislative duties outside of the Judiciary Committee. While the Judiciary Committee investigation is ongoing, the rest of the business of New York State and our region continues.”