New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who came under fire Wednesday after a former assistant accused him of sexual harassment, asked the then Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, to submit to a lie detector test amid allegations of sexual assault in 2018.
Cuomo spoke in court in September 2018 amid Senate hearings about the possible appointment of Kavanaugh. At the time, Kavanaugh’s prospects were in doubt after Christine Blasey Ford, who testified under oath that the judge sexually assaulted her during a party in 1982 when they were high school students.
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In a statement to President Donald Trump at the time, Cuomo said he found Ford’s testimony very convincing. He pointed out that Ford, unlike Kavanaugh, had taken a polygraph test and called on Trump to “insist” that the judge do a test.
“Here’s one basic fact that really hurts Judge Kavanaugh: why would he not take a polygraph? Dr. Ford,” Cuomo said. “If he does not take a polygraph test, it is best,” he said, “she said. It is the powerful proof that seriously damages his credibility and the credibility of his Republican supporters, including yourself. You can and should ask him to take the test.
“If he refuses, you have to cancel the appointment,” Cuomo added. “It will show at least a little justice on your part. If you do not insist that Judge Kavanaugh take a polygraph, it will be further proof that you place political motivation on your constitutional obligation. Do not lie. “Claim a polygraph.”
Kavanaugh has repeatedly denied the allegation and was later confirmed in the high court despite fierce opposition. The New York Post was the first time Cuomo’s remarks resurfaced.
Lindsey Boylan, a former assistant to Cuomo and current candidate for city council president in Manhattan, accuses the governor of various cases of sexual harassment and unwanted touch during her tenure in government. Boylan claims that during a 2017 flight, Cuomo asked her to play ‘strip poker’, kissed her on the lips during a meeting in his New York office and ‘went out of his way’ to touch her. .
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Cuomo’s press secretary, Caitlin Girouard, dismissed Boylan’s allegations and quoted former assistants claiming the strip poker conversation did not “happen.”
“As we said earlier, Ms Boylan’s allegations of misconduct are simply false,” Girouard said in a statement.