New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he would “step aside and let government get back to government,” apparently hoping to avoid a weeks-to-months-long impeachment proceeding in the State Assembly
Bye! Photo: Office of Governor Cuomo In a move maybe no one saw coming, . Cuomo’s resignation will take effect in 14 days, at which point Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul will take over.
“This is one of the most challenging times in a generation,” Cuomo said, nodding to the coronavirus crisis and the rapidly spreading Delta variant. “Government really needs to function today. Government needs to perform. It is a matter of life-and-death government operations. Wasting money is the last thing government should be doing, and I could not be the cause of that.”
It’s a baffling claim to make considering the things Cuomo has recently been accused of doing. Last week, New York attorney general Letitia James announced the findings of an investigation her office launched in March as a wave of sexual-misconduct allegations against the governor began to crest. In a 165-page report, investigators detailed sexual-harassment allegations from 11 women, including one incident in which Cuomo had allegedly grabbed his assistant’s breast.
I have been too familiar with people. My sense of humor can be insensitive and off-putting. I do hug and kiss people casually, women and men. I have done it all my life. It’s who I’ve been since I can remember. In my mind, I’ve never crossed the line with anyone, but I didn’t realize the extent to which the line had been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that I just didn’t fully appreciate, and I should have. No excuses.
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