President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if an investigation confirms claims he committed sexual harassment.
Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie said he and Chairman Charles Lavine will announce on Wednesday morning, the hiring of the law firm that will assist the Assembly Judiciary Committee in the impeachment investigation of Governor Cuomo.
If Andrew Cuomo were to step down, New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would be his successor. She is known as a loyal promoter of the Cuomo administration's agenda and tireless campaigner for races at every level.
Seven women have accused the governor of some form of sexual harassment or inappropriate touching.
Former statehouse reporter Jessica Bakeman wrote in a New York Magazine story, saying Cuomo touched her inappropriately while posing for a photograph. She believes it was intended to make her feel uncomfortable. It s not that Cuomo spares men in his orbit from his trademark bullying and demeaning behavior, Bakeman wrote. But the way he bullies and demeans women is different.
One of the most remarkable and telling things about the stories that are coming out is that they are SO EERILY SIMILAR. Then he grabbed me in a kind of dance pose. . I was like, Don’t touch me. Everybody was watching.” https://t.co/JezGEsrWKI Jessica Bakeman (@jessicabakeman) March 12, 2021