New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Resignation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will step down in 14 days, amid the sexual harassment scandal that prompted an impeachment probe.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Andrew Cuomo says helium volition measurement down arsenic politician of New York, facing calls for his impeachment implicit a intersexual harassment ungraded and different allegations.
“My instinct is to combat done this controversy, due to the fact that I judge it is politically motivated,” Cuomo said Tuesday. “This situation, by its existent trajectory, volition make months of governmental and ineligible controversy…. It volition devour government, it volition outgo taxpayers millions of dollars, it volition brutalize people… And I cannot beryllium the origin of that.
“New York pugnacious means New York loving, and I emotion New York, and I emotion you. And everything I person ever done has been motivated by that love, and I would ne'er privation to beryllium unhelpful successful immoderate way,” helium added. “I deliberation that fixed the circumstances, the champion mode I tin assistance present is if I measurement speech and fto authorities get backmost to governing.”
Watch: Gov. Cuomo Announces His Resignation, Effective In 14 Days
His resignation volition instrumentality effect successful 14 days, erstwhile Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul takes implicit the role.
“I hold with Governor Cuomo’s determination to measurement down. It is the close happening to bash and successful the champion involvement of New Yorkers,” Hochul said successful a connection Tuesday. “As idiosyncratic who has served astatine each levels of authorities and is adjacent successful the enactment of succession, I americium prepared to pb arsenic New York State’s 57th Governor.”
Watch: Gov. Cuomo’s Attorney Rita Glavin Refutes Attorney General Report
Before the governor’s announcement, his lawyer Rita Glavin refuted New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ scathing report, saying it “contains errors and it omits cardinal evidence.”
“This is astir the veracity and the credibility of a study that is being utilized to impeach and instrumentality down an elected official,” Glavin said.
WATCH: Attorney General Report Finds Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women
The attorney wide report recovered the politician sexually harassed 11 women, including erstwhile executive adjunct Brittany Commisso, who told investigators Cuomo groped her successful December 2019 and past again successful November 2020.
“To me, this was a imagination job, and unfortunately, it turned into a nightmare,” she said in an exclusive interrogation with CBS This Morning‘s Jericka Duncan.
WATCH: Gov. Cuomo Accuser Brittany Commisso Speaks Out
Commisso filed a transgression complaint past week with the Albany region sheriff’s office.
The politician has staunchly denied the accusation.
WEB EXTRA: Read The Report | Exhibits 1 | Exhibits 2 | Exhibits 3 | Cuomo’s Response
Glavin called into question respective of the report’s findings Tuesday, including Commisso’s testimony. She added immoderate of the allegations should not beryllium considered intersexual harassment and raised concerns astir the investigative team.
“There is nary question successful my caput [the report] was designed and meant to devastate Governor Cuomo and his chamber,” she said.
The New York Assembly Judiciary Committee began considering articles of impeachment against Cuomo connected Monday.
The articles were expected to see whether helium lied astir the fig of COVID related nursing location deaths, imaginable usage of authorities resources for a $5 cardinal publication deal, and if helium prioritized COVID testing for his household and friends.
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