{"id":613953,"date":"2021-08-05T21:05:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T01:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=613953"},"modified":"2021-08-05T21:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T01:05:24","slug":"democratic-fundraising-machine-removes-cuomo-donation-page-after-investigation-drops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-fundraising-machine-removes-cuomo-donation-page-after-investigation-drops\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Fundraising Machine Removes Cuomo Donation Page After Investigation Drops"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdemocratic-fundraising-machine-removes-cuomo-donation-page-after-investigation-drops%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=613953&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\/GettyImages-1327337803-1-scaled-e1628208471326.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Democratic Party\u2019s largest fundraising platform, ActBlue, removed Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s donation page Thursday amid widespread calls for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/19\/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-assault-new-york-aide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cuomo<\/a> has received widespread backlash from prominent Democratic politicians following New York <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassment-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attorney General Letitia James\u2019<\/a> Tuesday announcement that an investigation held by her office concluded that the governor \u201csexually harassed multiple women\u201d in violation of both state and federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have attempted to make a contribution to a fundraising page that has no active recipients,\u201d Cuomo\u2019s contribution page <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/andrew-cuomo-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reads<\/a>. \u201cEither the page\u2019s owner has removed all committees or organizations from the page, or we have concluded processing contributions for these committees or organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.4039215686275\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New: Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue tells Axios it will no longer process donations for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, dealing a body blow to what\u2019s left of his future political prospects <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j3Q1ArorbE\">https:\/\/t.co\/j3Q1ArorbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lachlan\/status\/1423358509878583298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The donation platform similarly removed Democratic Kansas House candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/08\/24\/democratic-nominee-aaron-colemandrops-out-kansas-house-race-revenge-porn-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Coleman<\/a> for admitting that he shared revenge porn, Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/democratic-fundraising-platform-actblue-boots-cuomo-49597235-7e72-4542-9bd8-64476a08fc68.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. ActBlue appeared to receive pressure for Cuomo\u2019s active donation page following the Attorney General\u2019s announcement, given that the page remained after the first sexual harassment accusation in December, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the page\u2019s removal, Cuomo raised $2.5 million for his reelection in the first half of the year, The Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/actblue-has-not-cut-ties-with-cuomo-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/05\/bill-de-blasio-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-narcissist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cuomo<\/a> stemmed from accusations from eleven women, nine of whom worked for the governor. The probe interviewed 179 people and reviewed emails and text messages, finding that the governor harassed several women during his time in office between 2013 and 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrat-fundraising-platform-actblue-removes-cuomo-donation-page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic politicians within the federal and state level, including President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, have called for Cuomo to resign. Lawmakers, state officials and candidates have called to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/eric-adams-impeachment-andrew-cuomo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">impeach<\/a> the governor if he refuses to step down. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/05\/new-york-cuomo-assembly-democrats-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018He\u2019s A Serial Sexual Predator\u2019: Majority In NY State Assembly Support Impeachment If Cuomo Doesn\u2019t Resign)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is beyond clear that Andrew Cuomo is not fit to hold office and can no longer serve as Governor,\u201d de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/bill-de-blasio-cuomo-sexual-harassment-resign-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a Tuesday statement. \u201cHe must resign, and if he continues to resist and attack the investigators who did their jobs, he should be impeached immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/joe-biden-andrew-cuomo-resign-sexual-harassment-women-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Joe Biden<\/a> was reminded of an earlier statement in March when he called on Cuomo to resign over the initial sexual assault allegations, and he confirmed that he \u201cstands by\u201d his prior statement at a Tuesday press conference. However, the president did not say whether the governor should be impeached.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party\u2019s largest fundraising platform, ActBlue, removed Democratic New York Gov. 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