{"id":2160930,"date":"2024-01-27T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-slams-cuomos-legacy-of-lies-after-doj-found-former-governor-created-a-sexually-hostile-workplace\/"},"modified":"2024-01-27T11:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:53:27","slug":"stefanik-slams-cuomos-legacy-of-lies-after-doj-found-former-governor-created-a-sexually-hostile-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stefanik-slams-cuomos-legacy-of-lies-after-doj-found-former-governor-created-a-sexually-hostile-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanik criticizes Cuomo&#8217;s &#8216;web of lies&#8217; as DOJ uncovers &#8216;hostile&#8217; workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstefanik-slams-cuomos-legacy-of-lies-after-doj-found-former-governor-created-a-sexually-hostile-workplace%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2160930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Republican Conference Chairwoman Blasts Cuomo and His Enforcers<\/h2>\n<p>House Republican Conference\u2062 Chairwoman Elise Stefanik\u200c (R-NY) strongly \u2062criticized former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and his supporters, referring to them as\u200b &#8220;deranged sycophant enforcers.&#8221; She accused them of \u200cattempting to\u200c rewrite their &#8220;heinous legacy \u200dof lies&#8221; following the Justice Department&#8217;s conclusion\u2064 that Cuomo sexually harassed \u2064state employees.<\/p>\n<h3>Stefanik: Cuomo \u200bis a \u2062Corrupt Criminal<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2063 a statement on Friday,\u200c Stefanik, the No. 3 Republican in \u200bthe \u2062House, \u2063declared, &#8220;While Cuomo and \u2064his\u200c deranged\u2063 sycophant enforcers are desperately \u200dtrying to resurrect and rewrite their heinous legacy of \u200clies, innocent lives lost, and rampant \u2064abuse, even\u2063 the DOJ confirms that Andrew\u200d Cuomo is a corrupt criminal who illegally harassed \u200bwomen and retaliated against\u2062 them while Governor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Feud Between Stefanik \u200dand\u200d Cuomo&#8217;s Administration<\/h3>\n<p>The feud between Stefanik\u2064 and Cuomo&#8217;s administration began\u2062 publicly after the Capitol attack on \u200bJanuary 6 by supporters\u2063 of former President Donald Trump. Despite having a two-decade-long friendship\u200d with Melissa DeRosa, a former aide to Cuomo, tension \u2063arose due to\u2064 Cuomo&#8217;s response to COVID-19 and Stefanik&#8217;s loyalty to Trump.<\/p>\n<h3>DOJ Confirms Sexual\u200b Assault\u2063 Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d Justice Department reached an \u2062agreement with the New York state executive chamber, confirming the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">sexual assault allegations<\/a> that led to \u200cCuomo&#8217;s resignation in August 2021. The report revealed \u200dthat \u200dthe \u2063former\u200d governor had created \u2063a hostile \u2064work \u2062environment \u2064for female employees and retaliated against those who spoke\u2064 out about the harassment. The \u2064DOJ also criticized \u2062the Executive Chamber for \u2063failing to\u2064 address the issue\u200c on a systemic level.<\/p>\n<h3>Details of Cuomo&#8217;s Misconduct<\/h3>\n<p>According to\u200c the DOJ, Cuomo&#8217;s misconduct involved\u200d subjecting at least thirteen female employees to \u2063a sexually\u2062 hostile\u2062 work environment. This included\u2064 non-consensual \u200csexual contact, ogling, \u200bunwelcome\u2064 sexual comments, gender-based \u200dnicknames, comments on physical appearances, and preferential\u200b treatment based on physical \u2064appearances.<\/p>\n<h3>Cuomo&#8217;s \u200dDenial and Legal Actions<\/h3>\n<p>Cuomo has consistently denied the allegations since his resignation. However, an\u200c investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia \u200bJames\u200b found \u200dthat he sexually \u200bharassed 11\u2062 women, including employees in his office, and\u2063 that his Executive Chamber retaliated \u2064against the women in\u2062 violation of state\u200b and federal laws. Cuomo\u200b filed an ethics \u200dcomplaint \u200cagainst James in September 2022, accusing her of mishandling the\u200b investigation. Last week, he filed another complaint requesting witness statements from her\u2062 probe.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation \u200cvalidate the accusations \u2064of \u200csexual \u2062harassment made against Cuomo?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  O sexually harassed state employees. This is not a partisan issue.\u2064 It is a matter \u2063of accountability and justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik&#8217;s scathing remarks come after the Justice Department announced on \u2062Tuesday that it had\u2063 concluded its investigation into Cuomo&#8217;s alleged \u2062sexual misconduct. The \u2062report \u2064found that\u200b Cuomo had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-guilty-of-sexual-misconduct-depends-on-his-political-party\/\" title=\"Is He Guilty Of Sexual Misconduct? Depends On His Political Party.\">sexually harassed multiple women<\/a>, creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/probe-finds-ore-state-dem-created-hostile-work-environment\/\" title=\"Probe finds Ore. state Dem created hostile work environment\">hostile work environment<\/a> and \u200dengaging \u200bin unwanted touching. \u2064These \u200dfindings\u200d validated \u200dthe accusations made by numerous\u2064 brave individuals \u2062who\u2063 came forward to share their experiences of harassment at the hands\u200c of\u2062 the\u2062 former governor.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to \u200dnote that Stefanik&#8217;s criticism goes beyond just Cuomo himself. She \u2063refers to his supporters\u200b as\u200b &#8220;deranged sycophant enforcers,&#8221; suggesting that there is a network of individuals who have\u200c enabled\u200c and protected Cuomo throughout his\u200d career. These enforcers, as Stefanik describes them,\u2064 have been \u200binstrumental \u2064in perpetuating\u2064 what she calls &#8220;heinous lies.&#8221; They have attempted to downplay, dismiss, and\u2062 discredit the allegations against Cuomo,\u2063 creating\u200d an atmosphere that suppresses the voices of victims and inhibits justice.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik&#8217;s \u2062words capture the frustrations \u2063and anger felt by many in New York and beyond. The findings of \u2064the Justice Department&#8217;s investigation exposed the depths of Cuomo&#8217;s misconduct \u200band \u200cthe corrosive influence of \u200bthose who enabled him. It is a\u200d disgrace that public\u200b officials entrusted \u2064with serving and protecting their constituents would instead become complicit in covering up and \u200ddefending such behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&#8217;s fall from grace has been swift and severe. Once hailed as a leading voice in the Democratic Party, he now stands disgraced,\u2062 with his reputation in\u200b tatters. The revelations of his\u2062 misconduct have necessitated his resignation as governor, a step in \u2063the right direction towards accountability. However, accountability should not end\u2064 with his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dindividuals who supported, protected, and propagated Cuomo&#8217;s misconduct must \u200balso face consequences. They contributed to an environment where sexual harassment could thrive, where victims were silenced and \u2062invalidated. \u200cTheir actions have undermined public trust \u2062and damaged the\u200d very fabric of our democratic \u2063institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik&#8217;s\u200c use of the term &#8220;deranged sycophant enforcers&#8221;\u2063 may be jarring to some, but \u200cit\u2062 serves \u200cas \u2064a powerful reminder of the need \u2063to\u200c confront and expose those who perpetuate and \u200cenable abuse of power. It sends a message that no\u2064 one is above scrutiny or immune to accountability. The victims of Cuomo&#8217;s misconduct \u200ddeserve justice, and\u2064 the enforcers who\u200c protected him must face the same\u2062 level \u200bof scrutiny and condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>The fight against sexual harassment and abuse of power is ongoing. It requires the courage to speak out,\u200c the strength to stand up for what is\u200d right, and the determination \u2063to hold those in positions of authority accountable for their actions. By denouncing Cuomo and his enforcers, Stefanik has\u200c taken a stand for justice and provided a \u200cglimmer of hope for a\u200b future\u2064 where no \u2064one is above the\u200d law.<\/p>\n<p>It is now up to us, as a society, to support the victims, demand accountability, and ensure that\u2064 those who enable and protect\u200c the abusers are held responsible for their actions.\u200b Only then \u200dcan we begin to rebuild trust, restore justice,\u2064 and \u2063create a future free from the corrosive influence of deranged\u200d sycophant enforcers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lies, the truth remains: Cuomo sexually harassed state employees. His actions are inexcusable, and he must be held accountable. We will not let him evade justice or manipulate the narrative. The victims deserve justice, and we will fight for it relentlessly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2667,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2160930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2667"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}