New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dug in for the fight of his political life despite the threat of potential criminal investigations and widespread calls for his impeachment over findings that he sexually harassed 11 women, including close aides.
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide resigned Sunday in another sign of the Democrat’s increasing isolation after an investigation overseen by the state's attorney general concluded he sexually harassed 11 women.
Scores of Democrats, including President Joe Biden, have urged him to leave office or face an impeachment battle he probably cannot win. Commisso has said Cuomo reached under her shirt and fondled her when they were alone in a room at the Executive Mansion last year and on another occasion rubbed her rear end while they posed for a photo. She was the first woman to file a criminal complaint against Cuomo.Story continues
She appeared by his side in most of his news briefings and often fielded policy questions from reporters when the governor didn't know enough details to answer. The governor’s lawyers have promised what will likely be a drawn-out fight to stay in office, and few see him as willing to quit. Cuomo has flat-out denied that he ever touched anyone inappropriately, but he acknowledged hugging and kissing aides and other individuals.
The investigation has focused on sexual harassment and misconduct, the administration’s past refusal to release how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19, the use of state resources for Cuomo's $5 million book deal and efforts to prioritize COVID-19 tests for the governor's inner circle in spring 2020, when testing was scarce.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would take over for Cuomo if a majority of the 150-member Assembly votes to impeach him.
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