ALBANY – Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo can no longer remain in office, a critical blow to the governor s chances of staying in power after a damning report earlier in the day detailed his sexually harassment of female aides.
Assembly Democrats, who hold a wide majority, met privately on a video conference call for nearly three hours to discuss the report and were largely in agreement to move forward with articles of impeachment if the Democratic governor doesn t resign, lawmakers in attendance told the USA TODAY Network New York. After our conference this afternoon to discuss the Attorney General s report concerning sexual harassment allegations against Governor Cuomo, it is abundantly clear to me that the Governor has lost the confidence of the Assembly Democratic majority and that he can no longer remain in office, Heastie said in a statement.
Aug 4, 2021
A New York attorney general’s report corroborating 11 claims of sexual harassment by Gov. Andrew Cuomo left the one-time Democratic star isolated and without public allies on Tuesday, with deafening calls for his resignation from the most senior members of his own party in the White House, Congress and Albany.
Not one ally publicly came to the defense of the 63-year-old governor, who had begun fundraising ahead of the end of his third term in 2022. Until Tuesday, Cuomo had staved off a meltdown after some allegations were made public late last year by claiming he was misunderstood, calling the allegations politically motivated and asking the public to wait for the results of an investigation.
Nancy Pelosi Demands Andrew Cuomo Resign, Despite 40-Year Family Friendship
The New York attorney general’s office found that the governor sexually harassed at least 11 women.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s relationship with the Cuomo family goes back decades, since before Mario Cuomo became governor of New York in the 1980s.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put aside her four-decade friendship with the Cuomo family and called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign amid allegations of sexual harassment corroborated by an in-depth investigation from the New York state attorney general.
“Under Attorney General Letitia James, a comprehensive and independent investigation into the allegations against Governor Cuomo has been completed,” Pelosi said in a statement. “As always, I commend the women who came forward to speak their truth. Recognizing his love of New York and the respect for the office he holds, I call upon the Governor to resign.”
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ALBANY – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women including nine current or former state employees in violation of state and federal law, according to a long-anticipated report Tuesday that threw the governor s political future into further turmoil.
The bombshell 165-page report released by Attorney General Letitia James s office provided largely corroborated accounts of harassment by the Democratic governor that included unwanted groping, kissing, hugging and inappropriate comments, though Cuomo denies many of the claims.
Among them were a claim from an executive assistant who says Cuomo reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast during an encounter at the Executive Mansion, which the attorney general s appointed investigators found to be credible.
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