ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is having a hard time holding his tongue.
The embattled governor lashed out Thursday, arguing it’s “not fair” that the multiple women accusing him of sexual harassment have shared their stories publicly.
“What has happened is, the complainants have continued to go to the press and make their complaint in the press,” Cuomo said during an appearance in Buffalo. “And I have not been able to respond. That’s not fair and it’s not right.”
Cuomo said he has yet to talk to independent investigators hired by Attorney General James’ office last month to probe the allegations made against him. But he can’t wait to share his side of the story.
“I have not, but I can tell you this, I have tried to be respectful of the process,” he said. “At the same time, it has been very difficult letting people make accusations and not responding. And people have only heard one side of the story.
“People have heard one side of the story, I can’t tell you how eager I am to tell my side of the story,” he added.
Nine women, including current and former staffers, say the 63-year-old Democrat made unwanted advances or inappropriate comments toward them, accusations that have led to calls for Cuomo’s resignation.
The first woman to come forward was Lindsey Boylan, a former adviser to the governor who detailed in an online essay how Cuomo made inappropriate comments and once tried to kiss her on the mouth.
One current aide, whose name has not been made public, says the governor groped her last year when she was called to the Executive Mansion to assist him with his phone.
The governor, however, has dug in his heels, denying any wrongdoing and claiming he neither touched anyone inappropriately nor “intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable.”
He is now facing an outside probe into the women’s claims being overseen by the attorney general’s office, a federal probe into the state’s mishandling of data related to COVID deaths in nursing homes and an impeachment investigation in the Assembly.
In recent days, reporters have pressed the governor on the claims against him after he refused to hold in-person briefings for months, citing COVID concerns.
In response to the deluge of questions about the allegations, the governor has grumbled that he did nothing wrong and repeatedly voiced frustration about being unable to tell his version of events.
“I’m trying to be respectful, but I’m very eager to tell my side of the story,” he said. “Any good reporter, any good lawyer, any savvy New Yorker, knows there’s always two sides to the story.”
Cuomo also pushed back on recent reports detailing how his administration repeatedly sought to hold back on releasing the true COVID death toll in nursing homes during the height of the pandemic.
The governor argued that accuracy was the main concern amid the months-long delay and that the data had been politicized by the Trump administration.
“This was all politics and all a political football, and then morphed into an investigation, which makes the lawyers very careful about the information they put out,” he said. “It had to be accurate… Whatever number we put out had to be accurate because it was being criticized by both sides.”
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Governor Cuomo will get away with this. There will be a political whitewash. Where is the Gestapo / Stasi (the FBI) and the Department of No Justice, as Cuomo violated the Civil Rights of these women? Where is the Gestapo / Stasi and the Department of No Justice, with regard to Cuomo murdering innocent elderly people in the Nursing Homes? What a joke.
So Governor Cuomo, are you saying that you do not condone how Ex Mayor Rudy G. is being treated also? Or is it OK because he is a Republican and Trumps lawyer.
You Gov are a real piece of work
Good question. WHERE IS THE FBI/DOJ in all of this??
You’re Governor and you have no way to respond??
No one should be falsely accused and all of the facts should come out so that allegations can be shown to be either true or false. The problem with Democrat power figures is that they seem to be rather adept at distorting facts themselves even to the point of outright lying. You are part of a group, Cuomo, that seems to always be under a cloud of suspicion.
He says, “I can’t wait to tell my side of the story.” So, are you going to tell the same story nine times, or are you going to make up a different lie for each accuser? Your “side of the story” already has no merit. Just go to jail, where you belong, and take your retarded brother with you.
AND will he wait to tell it in court, OR TO his willing lapdogs in the media?
“Cuomo Whines About Sexual Abuse Allegations: It’s Not Fair!”
Well Smedley: Your dishonorable Democrat Party made their own rules.
Sexual misconduct, Racism and just about anything that the Democrat Party elite wants,
requires NO Proof just an accusation.
But accusations AND proof won’t matter
if the Democrat Party elite Don’t WANT them to matter.
i.e. Nancy Pelosi admitted an unfortunate truth about her impeachment “farce”
– It hinges on witness’s “allegations” not “proof.
https://youtu.be/7dzhIxeF204
BUT he is a dem, those rules nancy put in, shouldnt apply to Cuomo.. He’s a loyal leftist..
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Gee, not fair to him huh? How fair was it to the women he messed with? The guy is nothing but another sex offender that doesn’t think he did anything wrong. Hopefully most of those women stick with it and gets their claims into the court system, then make him pay dearly for his actions. The state legislators really need to impeach that stooge and throw him out of office.
EVEN his ally, Deblasio, is calling for his head..
Remember when Trump responded to the Russian collussion charges? The Democrats then charged him with “obstruction of justice!” And what about the gag orders placed on conservatives when charged with a crime? Now, Andy, you know what it it feels like to not be believed in deference to women’s accusations. It must make you feel powerless, Andy, sort of like those seniors trapped in a nursing home amongst Covid- positive patients. The difference is, you will get to live through it.
Justice.. WHAT justice.
What’s not fair is Como still being in office if he were Republican his head would be on a Pike!
Believe all women!
Andrew the Second Shameless One is ludicrous. He states that “I can’t tell you how eager I am to tell my side of the story.” Of course he is free to speak. Would he prefer that his accusers run for governor when he tries to run again to top Mario the First Shameless One Cuomo’s three terms? Then he could present his “side of the story” in his campaign, including debates.