Karen Hinton, one of the now five women to publicly accuse Andrew Andrew Como of sexual harassment, came back to the governor on Sunday after she suggested that her allegations were politically motivated.
Hinton spoke after a telephone briefing, in which Cuomo characterized him as a “longtime political adversary” to get him.
Hint said in a statement, “Truth is the longest running fear that Cuomo fears the most.”
“Trump may go but Cuomo has stepped right into his shoes blaming the abuser for his abusive behavior.”
He later Added to a tweet: “I am not running for office in NY or New Orleans. I’m not working for anyone who has plans to run against Andrew. I am a 62 year old woman, because I have no job because of my accident. I worked for the mayor, to help him, not to dislike Andrew. It is always, always, always about Andrew. “
In one Interview with the Washington Post Published on Saturday, Hinton alleged that during a 2000 visit to Los Angeles, Cuomo – the head of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development – caught him in an embrace that was “too long, too long, too tight, too intimate.” “Was. A dimly lit hotel room.
Hint is the fifth woman to accuse Cuomo of improper conduct in recent weeks, including Lindsey Boylan, Charlett Bennett, Anna Ruch and Ana Lis – all former Cuomo employees except Ruch.
Cuomo offered an apology for his inappropriate remarks “If [his accusers] Were angry, but denied allegations of allegedly inappropriate physical contact by all women except Bennett.
But on Sunday the governor suggested that Hinton – who, after working for him, served as press interrogator for Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cuomo’s frequent rival – spoke with less than pure intentions.
“Ms. Hinton, every woman has the right to come forward. It’s true,” Cuomo said. “But the truth also matters. What she said is not the truth.
“As everyone who has been involved in New York politics at any stage knows, she has been my political adversary for a long time, has been extremely important for many years and has made many, many accusations.”
Meanwhile, Sunday, Lis, who also spoke on Saturday, thanked supporters for listening to her account.
“Thank you to those who have arrived with messages of support,” He tweeted. “I shared my story because I believe it can help those shared by other women. It’s just things for women in Albany, in politics, in any high-pressure workplace. I think Is that we are better. “
In one Interview with The Wall Street JournalLis accused Cuomo of asking her inappropriate questions about her personal life, kissing her hand on one occasion and wrapping her arm around her waist for a photo at a 2014 reception.
On Sunday, the governor characterized his scented question as “friendly joke,” and said that affectionate kisses and photographs were “normal” during his tenure in politics.
After the briefing – in which Cuomo swore that “there is no way” he would step down – state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) called for politicians to resign.
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