Cuomo hit by fellow Dems for dodging questions about sexual harassment during time as NY governor

Andrew Cuomo dodged questions passim Wednesday evening’s New York City mayoral statement regarding intersexual harassment allegations against him, which the erstwhile New York politician insisted were false.

"Every pistillate watching contiguous should perceive close now," said Michael Blake, a erstwhile authorities assemblyman from the Bronx who is moving against Cuomo. "Andrew Cuomo would not respond erstwhile had a accidental astir intersexual harassment – each pistillate watching contiguous – helium was conscionable fixed a accidental to really code the wide claims that were stated, and helium ignored it."

Cuomo was accused of aggregate incidents of intersexual harassment that yet led to his resignation arsenic politician successful 2021. A consequent study from New York Attorney General Letitia James confirmed Cuomo "sexually harassed aggregate women from 2013 done 2020," portion successful January 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had reached a astir $500,000 settlement with Cuomo's enforcement bureau implicit 1 of the claims.

However, nary transgression charges were ever filed against Cuomo, with immoderate territory attorneys citing insufficient evidence.

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pauses during the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate astatine NBC Studios connected June 4, 2025 successful New York City. Nine candidates are taking the signifier for the archetypal statement of the superior predetermination for mayor. (Photo by Yuki Iwamura-Pool/Getty Images)

"The radical who don't consciousness harmless are young women, mothers and grandmothers astir Andrew Cuomo," Blake added successful his disapproval of Cuomo during the Wednesday nighttime debate. "That's the top menace to nationalist information successful New York City."

Cuomo was fixed aggregate opportunities to code the allegations, but helium often dodged questions connected the substance by pivoting to different issues, similar public safety.

However, Cuomo's opponents and the moderators would not fto him get distant without engaging with the question. 

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen pictured with 1 of his accusers, Brittany Commisso, who was erstwhile Cuomo's enforcement adjunct and alleges the erstwhile politician groped her portion astatine the governor's mansion.  (CBS News)

"Mr. Cuomo. I'm sorry. I'm definite that radical astatine location indispensable beryllium wondering astir your reply to this question, due to the fact that we talk to voters passim the metropolis and rather a fewer of them volition say, I'm not definite precisely what happened with those intersexual harassment cases," 1 of the moderators told Cuomo amid questions astir whether the candidates had immoderate regrets regarding their past governmental tenures. "What bash you accidental to voters present looking up to your imaginable mayoralty? Are you doing thing differently? And wherefore should they judge that that aforesaid concern won't hap again?"

In response, Cuomo addressed the question, but insisted the allegations against him were "political" and "false."

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"Let's conscionable marque definite we person the facts," Cuomo changeable back. "A study was done 4 years agone making definite allegations. I said astatine the time, that it was governmental and it was false. Five territory attorneys, Democratic, Republican, short, tall, looked astatine it each crossed the state, recovered perfectly nothing. One lawsuit has been resolved. I was dropped from that case. I said astatine the clip that if I offended anyone, it was unintentional. But I apologize."