{"id":610562,"date":"2021-08-04T06:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=610562"},"modified":"2021-08-04T06:36:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:36:32","slug":"he-can-no-longer-serve-as-governor-new-york-senate-majority-leader-pushes-cuomo-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-can-no-longer-serve-as-governor-new-york-senate-majority-leader-pushes-cuomo-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He Can No Longer Serve As Governor\u2019: New York Senate Majority Leader Pushes Cuomo To Resign"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhe-can-no-longer-serve-as-governor-new-york-senate-majority-leader-pushes-cuomo-to-resign%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=610562&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Andrea-Stewart-Cousins.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) called on Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign in the wake of an investigation by the state attorney general that concluded Cuomo sexually harassed \u201cmultiple women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stewart-Cousins put out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/andrea-stewart-cousins\/statement-senate-majority-leader-andrea-stewart-36\">statement<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon after Attorney General Letisha James announced the findings of the investigation. The embattled governor is facing pressure to resign from top Democrats from the local to the national level over the report while under scrutiny for other alleged misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis report highlights unacceptable behavior by Governor Cuomo and his administration,\u201d Stewart-Cousins said. \u201cAs I said, when these disturbing allegations first came to light, the Governor must resign for the good of the state. Now that the investigation is complete and the allegations have been substantiated, it should be clear to everyone that he can no longer serve as Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur highest elected offices must reflect the values and integrity that they profess and New Yorkers hold dear,\u201d she continued. \u201cI thank the Attorney General and her investigators for their thorough investigation. I also wanted to give a special thank you to the courageous women who bravely stepped forward to shed light on this awful situation. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after James announced the investigation\u2019s findings, Cuomo held a press conference Tuesday in an attempt to defend himself. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-do-it-with-everyone-andrew-cuomo-defends-himself-at-press-conference-refuses-to-resign\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"24.837511606314\">\n<p><em>During the presser, Cuomo denied ever touching or making inappropriate advances on women. He claims that \u201cthe facts\u201d are different from how the media has portrayed the allegations.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances \u2026 That is just not who I am, and that\u2019s not who I have ever been.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cuomo talked specifically about one of the sexual assault allegations lobbed against him by his former assistant Charlotte Bennettt. Bennett&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/02\/27\/nyregion\/cuomo-charlotte-bennett-sexual-harassment.html\">alleged<\/a>&nbsp;that Cuomo asked her questions about her sex life, whether she had a monogamous relationship, and if she would consider having a sexual relationship with an older man.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The governor also shared a slideshow of pictures with him kissing and hugging men and women in public. He argued that he makes these \u201cgestures\u201d with everyone as a sign of \u201cwarmth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cuomo refused to resign and said that he had hired an \u201cexpert\u201d to redesign the sexual harassment training for the New York state government. He also blamed \u201cpolitics\u201d and \u201cbias\u201d for the accusations made against him.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His arguments have done little to sway prominent Democrats, however.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-calls-on-cuomo-to-resign-following-bombshell-ag-report-detailing-sexual-harassment-allegations\">called<\/a> on Cuomo to step down on Tuesday. A reporter asked Biden during a press conference if he continued to stand by his past statement that the New York governor should resign if the investigation turned up evidence that he had sexually harassed women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand by that statement,\u201d Biden replied. Asked whether he believed Cuomo should resign, Biden answered, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Biden did not push the state legislature to remove Cuomo from office if the governor refuses to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s take one thing at a time,\u201d Biden said when asked about potential impeachment for Cuomo. \u201cI think he should resign. I understand that the State Legislature may decide to impeach. I don\u2019t know that for a fact, I\u2019ve not read all that data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-ny-ag-concludes-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassed-multiple-women-retaliated-against-accusers\">NY AG Concludes Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed \u2018Multiple Women\u2019, Retaliated Against Accusers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) called on Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign in the wake of an investigation by the state attorney general that concluded Cuomo &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-610562","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\/610562","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610562\/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=610562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}