Many people in Western New York were surprised by the allegations of violence toward women made against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman which led to his resignation Monday night.

Others that knew him didn’t seem altogether shocked.

Buffalo City Comptroller Mark Schroeder’s tenure in the state Assembly overlapped with Schneiderman’s in the state Senate from 2005 to 2010, but he was never a fan of the fellow Democrat.

In fact, while many lined up behind Schneiderman for Attorney General eight years ago, Schroeder supported another colleague, Richard Brodsky for the seat.

“I served with him in the Legislature but I did not support him for AG for the same reason I never supported (former Assembly Speaker Sheldon) Silver,” Schroeder said. “I didn’t trust him.”

The now-former prosecutor was sometimes accused of allowing personal grudges to influence the cases he pursued (something he consistently denied). The most recent example was election law charges brought against current and former Republican state Senators George Maziarz and Rob Ortt. The charges against Ortt were ultimately dismissed, but the senator clearly has not forgotten about the ordeal.

“Under our justice system and in the court of public opinion, the Attorney General deserves a presumption of innocence. But because Mr. Schneiderman has repeatedly shown himself time to be more interested in political grand-standing and his own self-aggrandizement than he is in pursuing justice, I do not believe there is any doubt that he or his office would be able to fairly investigate these allegations of misogynistic assault, death threats, and drug use,” he said.

Schneiderman certainly had allies in Western New York as well. As recently as April, the Erie County Democratic Committee hosted a fundraiser featuring the Attorney General.

Still, party chair Jeremy Zellner said his resignation was appropriate.

“The AG has done the right thing by putting the interest of the people of NY before all other considerations,” Zellner wrote on Twitter. “As a result of his resignation, the important work of the AG’s office will go forward, unimpeded by personal impropriety.”

He suggested President Donald Trump should resign as well though, “in light of his own many alleged and self described actions.”