At least 85 New York lawmakers have spoken out against Governor Andrew Cuomo, who finds himself in the middle of two serious scandals, according to data compiled by Fox News.
Cuomo is facing preliminary investigations by the U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI into dealing with his administration of coronavirus-linked deaths linked to nursing homes. He also faces allegations of sexual harassment by several women.
Cuomo denied the allegations of harassment and his top assistants insisted they follow federal guidelines when it comes to nursing homes. His office denied allegations that the death toll had changed.
To accuse the sitting governor, the Assembly needs a majority vote in the body of 150 members, and the state Senate – where there would be a conviction – needs a two-thirds majority of the court members consisting of both senators and judges of the state appellate court.
Of the 85 lawmakers calling on Cuomo to either retire or be arrested, 44 specifically asked for indictment. There are probably more Republicans who want him out of office but have not publicly commented on this.
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The latest allegation against the governor comes from a female assistant who alleges he sexually assaulted her after she was summoned to the governor’s house last year, a person familiar with the woman’s allegations said.
The details of the woman’s accusation were reported by the Albany Times-Union. The article wrote an initial report with less detail on Tuesday. Her identity was not disclosed.
In response to the Times-Union report, Cuomo said in a statement: “As I said yesterday, I’ve never done anything like this. The details of this report are violent. I’m not going to talk about the details of this. or any other allegation given the ongoing review, but I am confident in the outcome of the Attorney General’s report. ‘
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