On Sunday, a faulty public servant Andrew Cuomo swore that “there is no way” he would resign on sexual harassment charges, now lodged against him by five women, including four former employees.
“I was chosen by the people of the state. I was not elected by politicians, ”Cuomo said during a brief conference call with reporters. “I am not going to resign because of the allegations.”
The governor spoke one day after another two former employees, Ana Liss and Karen Hinton, accused him of inappropriate behavior, including inappropriate physical contact – past allegations from fellow former aides Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Beckett, as well as Anna Ruch Added.
“The basis for the resignation is genuinely democratic because of the allegations,” Cuomo said. “Someone has the ability to accuse and is great in democracy. But it is in the credibility of the allegation. “
An “embarrassed” Cuomo offered a conditional apology last week “if [his accusers] Were offended by his remarks “, while improperly denying allegations of improper physical contact.
Cuomo on Sunday called Hinton as a “longtime political adversary”, alleging that Cuomo held him in a dimly lit hotel room, “that was not true.”
As with Liss’s accusations that he had asked inappropriate questions about his personal life, Cuomo merely stated that he was engaged in “friendship”.
Cuomo maintained fast he was not going down.
“This is democracy,” he said, referring to the process that, like the process launched by the state’s Attorney General Letitia James, run its course. “There is no way for my resignation.”
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