But i cooperated with the review, and i can now finally share the truth, my attorney who is a Nonpolitical Form Federal Prosecutor has done a response to each allegation and to the facts are much different than what has been portrayed. That document is available on my website. If you are interested, please take the time to read the facts and decide for yourself. First, I Want You to know directly from me that i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire adult life in public you field. That is just not who i am. And that is not who i have ever been. There is one complaint that has been made that bothered me most that was a complaint made by a young woman Charlotte Bennett who worked in my office. And its important to me that you fully understand the situation. Charlotte worked in my office last year as an assistant, she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. She identified herself to me as a survivor of Sexual
Contention for 2024. Were going to talk to two legendary players about that. All right, everybody, good morning, it is saturday, july 17th. Im lindsey reiser. Im Garrett Haake in more kendis gibson. We have a lot of reporters and analysts following the latest for us this morning. And today were marking one year since the late congressman John Lewiss death, and tensions over one of the core causes remain extremely high. Both sides are locked in on the texas Voting Rights showdown, vowing to not back down. Some state democrats are still holdingous in washington, d. C. After leaving the state monday to avoid that vote on the gop back restrictive elections bill. Governor Greg Abbott is now threatening their arrest once they return home. Tensions are high in austin, the impact is also being felt in washington. So we are going to bring in Nbc News political reporter Vaughn Hillyard and Nbc News white House Reporter Lauren Egan. What is the mood there as we wait to see who blinks first, the T
Heinous and how this became typical. it was part of a toxic work environment in the governor s office on the taxpayers dime. and earlier today when kayleigh mention the governor coming up with any excuse including sexism sexism of the female aides, it was not the female aides, but the mail as well who neared and retaliated against the victims. john: congresswoman stefanik, it is john roberts here, so you have said that you believe that the president and vice president, the new york speaker and other should come out and call for his resignation or impeachment proceedings. it s unclear whether a impeachment proceeding will get underway because of some senior members of the new york state assembly on the democratic side said the report alone likely would not be enough. if some of his closest allies begin to abandon him, how long can he theoretically hang onto the reins of power in
If i was defending governor cuomo, that speech was terrible. it saying that you are a boomer in your 60s, saying that you are italian and a little handy with everyone will not save you. what came out of his mouth was so detrimental. what i would ve said if i were defending governor cuomo as to say, stop. there is a due process and you can leave it at that if you want to do a blanket denial, so be it, but making all of these pronouncements. we are a hardworking office, we work a lot of hours, it s not like these other places around the country, what are you talking about? there are lots of institutions that work very hard in companies that work very hard. there are lots of environments that you work day and night and sexual harassment has not permeated in a toxic work environment not created. so all of this blather was really detrimental. i don t know what the audience it was that he was trying to make the pronouncements too but he really did not help himself. john: when you look at t