Report finds Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and retaliated against one for going public.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/03/nyregion/andrew-cuomo

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, including current and former government workers, and retaliated against at least one of the women for making her complaints public, according to a much anticipated report from the New York State attorney general released on Tuesday.

The 165-page report said that Mr. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, and his aides cultivated a toxic work environment in his office that was rife with fear and intimidation, and helped enable “harassment to occur and created a hostile work environment.”

The findings of the report could fuel support for impeachment proceedings against Mr. Cuomo in the State Legislature, which Democrats overwhelmingly control, lead to additional calls for his resignation and influence public opinion as he considers running for a fourth term. Outside lawyers hired by the Assembly’s judiciary committee are currently looking at not only the sexual harassment claims, but a series of scandals with a common theme: whether or not Mr. Cuomo abused his power while in office.

The investigation was conducted by two outside lawyers hired by Letitia James, the state attorney general: Joon H. Kim, a former top federal prosecutor, and Anne L. Clark, a well-known employment lawyer.

[Hoyt]

1. Christ, I'm listening to announcement now. He should have just resigned months ago. No excuses.

[Takket]

2. he should resign or be removed from office if he refuses.

[Doc Sportello]

3. Just apologize and resign

No excuses, no fighting the report, just admit you engaged in fireable, probably illegal behavior, and do the right thing.

[Lancero]

4. Wonder if his defenders will keep pushing the idea that Trump was, somehow, behind this?

That what many of them did when the investigation first started - Claimed that it was politically motivated, that the people making the claims were paid off by Trump because Cuomo was one of his more popular detractors, and that Cuomo stepping down as Governor would somehow result in a Republican taking over his office.

Wonder how long it'll take for them to claim the report is bogus, and that Letitia James and others who investigated it were all bribed by Trump?

[Effete Snob]

6. There are always dead-enders

That's just a statistical truth.

There is always going to be a proportion of people who hang on to the most improbable beliefs.

[BlueLucy]

19. Tara Reade.

The people pushing these Cuomo allegations were same people who pushed the Tara Reade rape allegations against Biden. Their credibility is why I defended Cuomo.

[Effete Snob]

5. Out, begone

There is nothing magic about Gov. Cuomo which requires he stay in office.

Go.

[Faux pas]

7. ...

I knew it was true no matter how much he denied it. Time to go andy.

[Treefrog]

8. Where are all the Cuomo defenders?

Boy, I sure remember some threads…

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. I just went back to look at a few.

[Treefrog]

11. Lol, that meme cracked me up.

I should have bookmarked them.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

14. Oh, just search "sexual harassment" and "Cuomo." Plenty of people showing their asses.

[Treefrog]

15. I didn't know I could without a star, but I'll go try.

I do remember some of the biggest of those lol!

[brooklynite]

20. Search tool is actually just a link to Google

Just add "site:democraticunderground.com" with your search query.

[Treefrog]

23. Thanks!

[Elessar Zappa]

10. I don't know about others

but I consistently said I’d withhold judgment of him until an investigation was completed. Now that it’s done, he has to go.

[Kaleva]

18. I don't think anyone here is talking about you or others that had similar view.

I think it's more about the folks who were convinced that this was a plot planned and executed by that master 3-D chess player, TFG.

[Kaleva]

17. Posting numerous apologies. Somewhere. Maybe.

People are capable of deluding themselves into whatever supports their world view.

[Celerity]

12. I am glad the process worked, and there was a massively detailed investigation. There is

almost zero chance he will remain governor, and he has no one to blame but himself.

The report:


REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
INTO ALLEGATIONS OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY
GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf

[wryter2000]

25. Yes, it worked...slowly

If the dictum that justice delayed is justice denied is wrong. How much abuse did his victims have to suffer while this dragged on? They sure got abuse here.

That said, I can't think of any other way the people in charge could have handled it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

13. Jesus. What hubris to do this stuff as a high profile elected official and think it won't bite you.

At least Spitzer got his jollies off the clock and with people who were willing/paid.

Is it even sexual with these people or just a huge power trip?

[Treefrog]

16. Power.

I’d bet on that every time.

That stupid Matt Hancock in the UK comes to mind.

[LizBeth]

26. Power

[a kennedy]

21. Damn it, damn it, damn it.........WHEN WILL THIS BEHAVIOR EVER STOP!!!!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[wryter2000]

22. Does this mean

We can at least pretend to believe women here now? I want an apology for all the threads conjuring up conspiracy theories about who was behind the hoax.

It’s one thing to say reserve judgment. It’s another to speculate who had created the hoax.

Apologies now. Oh…crickets.

[Lancero]

27. According to the report, he couldn't even control himself around his protective detail.

Sexually harassing one of the people who are supposed to make sure that you don't, you know, get killed comes off as a really special kind of stupid.