Below is the full transcript of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statement of resignation, delivered on August 10, 2021. Cuomo said he intends to step down within 14 days. Good morning. Let me begin by thanking Rita Glavin for that powerful presentation. I’d like to address several issues today. First, I’ve always […]
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he will step down in 14 days and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become the first female governor of New York. The announcement came exactly one week after a damning report by the state Attorney General’s Office that detailed 11 cases of alleged sexual harassment […]
Assembly Speaker: It’s time to close this “sad chapter” in New York State history
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made the following remarks after a meeting of the Judiciary Committee regarding its impeachment investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo. The statement was made August 9, 2021 in the Legislative Office Building, Albany. On March 1st, the attorney general was authorized to undertake an independent investigation into sexual […]
Publisher’s Corner: Andrew Cuomo brought this upon himself
Let this be a lesson to everyone. What happened to Andrew Cuomo can happen to anyone at some point in their lives. You just never know when a good life can turn really sour in one hell of a split second. Andrew was desperate to have a fourth term. In […]
Andrew Cuomo responds to report on sexual harassment claims
A video of the governor’s statement is available here. Below is a transcript of the governor’s statement made Tuesday, August 3: Over the past several months, you have heard a number of complaints brought against me. I called for an independent review, and I said at the beginning, I would […]
Attorney General’s report on allegations of sexual harassment by Gov. Cuomo
The independent investigators appointed by New York Attorney General Letitia James — led by Joon H. Kim and Anne L. Clark — on August 3 released their report into the multiple allegations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. After nearly five months, the investigators concluded that Governor Cuomo […]
Publisher’s Corner: Let the games begin
I told you what was going to happen. Andrew Cuomo appears to be off the hook. He will not be impeached. He will not resign. Unless something really dramatic happens, he will use his millions to run for the fourth term once denied to his father and he will win […]
Publisher’s Corner: If you were New York’s attorney general, what would you do?
Let’s see if we can put ourselves in New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ head and figure out what she might be thinking right now. To begin with, let’s remember that in modern New York state politics, AG, short for Attorney General, is also short for Almost Governor. Let’s […]