An impeachment probe found “overwhelming evidence” the former governor engaged in sexual harassment
Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva The New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee released the 46-page report detailing its impeachment investigation of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, concluding there’s “overwhelming evidence” Cuomo engaged in sexual harassment, the New York Times reports.
Cuomo resigned from office in August after New York attorney general Letitia James launched an investigation that found he had sexually harassed 11 women. Cuomo has repeatedly denied the women’s allegations, calling them “politically motivated” and “untruthful.” While he apologized to the women he offended, he also suggested they “misinterpreted” his advances as “unwanted flirtation.”
Many took Cuomo’s resignation as an attempt to avoid impeachment proceedings, but the Assembly continued its investigative inquiry even though Cuomo could no longer be impeached. The Assembly focused on sexual-harassment claims from two of Cuomo’s accusers: an anonymous state trooper and Brittany Commisso, who served as Cuomo’s executive assistant. Commisso’s detailed accounts of Cuomo groping her breasts and buttocks formed the basis of the criminal charges filed against him last month.
The Times reports that Cuomo was not interviewed for the report and that the Assembly committee denied requests from his legal team to review it in advance. Cuomo spokesperson Richard Azzopardi suggested the failure to do so “may once again result in a one-sided report,” according to CNN. Cuomo has yet to respond.
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