CUOMO WILL RESIGN: Will Step Down in 14 Days
Kathy Hochul will become New York’s first woman governor with Cuomo resignation (nydailynews.com)Law & Crime: (lawandcrime.com)
New York Governor Mario Cuomo has announced that he is stepping down in 14 days – and will be working toward a smooth transition for his successor, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul – in a fiery address during which he apologized to a female New York state trooper who has accused him of sexual harassment and continued to deny criminal wrongdoing. A key sentence from his announcement stated, ““Wasting energy on distractions [read: impeachment] is the last thing that state government should be doing. I cannot be the cause of that.”
Cuomo addressed – and vehemently denied – specific allegations in a report issued by the Office of the Attorney General pertaining to the state trooper who accused the governor of sexual harassment.
Cuomo also addressed the COVID-19 pandemic, sexism, racism, flogged progress on many fronts within the state during his governorship, and thanked the state for allowing him the honor of serving as governor.
NY Daily News reports on the resignation here.
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