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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s family is going to bat for him as he faces mounting pressure from both sides of the aisle following his COVID-19 nursing home scandal and multiple claims of sexual harassment.
Cuomo’s mother, Matilda Cuomo, for the former First Lady of New York, and his sister, Maria Cuomo Cole, both defended the embattled governor in a recently released report.
“I have always had the utmost admiration for Andrew, and I still do,” the 89-year-old Matilda said in the Albany Times Union. “He is my son and I don’t like what he is going through.”
Grondahl: Cuomo s mother, sister remain by his side amid accusations I don t like what he s going through, Matilda Cuomo says
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo joins his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, and mother, former First Lady Matilda Cuomo, as the elder Cuomo s portrait is revealed in the Hall of Governors on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)Cindy Schultz
ALBANY Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s mother and sister broke their public silence and voiced strong support for their politically wounded family member as he faces mounting calls for his resignation amid sexual harassment allegations and a federal investigation into his administration’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
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The picks are in to lead Attorney General Tish James’ investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Joon Kim, the former acting U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and employment discrimination lawyer Anne Clark will take the reins.
The investigation will cover both what the governor said and did, and how his office handled the complaints after
high-ranking Democratic lawmaker charged the administration violated its own sexual harassment policies.
Kim became the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan after Preet Bharara was fired from the post by then-President Donald Trump. Before that, he was a deputy under Bharara during a slew of Albany corruption cases, including one