President Joe Biden has stated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ought to resign if the state lawyer common’s investigation confirms the sexual harassment allegations in opposition to him.
Biden made the remarks on Tuesday in an interview with ABC News that’s scheduled to air Wednesday morning. When requested by anchor George Stephanopoulos if the investigation confirms the claims of the ladies, ought to Cuomo resign, Biden stated “yes,” including, “I think he’d probably end up being prosecuted, too.”
“It takes a lot of courage to come forward so the presumption is it should be taken seriously,” Biden stated. “And it should be investigated, and that’s what’s underway now.”
Cuomo is going through allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately towards a number of girls, together with a number of former staffers.
He additionally faces an allegation that he groped a feminine employees member below her shirt after summoning her to the governor’s mansion in Albany late final 12 months. He has denied touching any girls inappropriately.
The three-term governor has rejected requires his resignation from fellow Democrats, together with New York’s two U.S. senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and has requested New Yorkers to await the outcomes of an investigation headed by state Attorney General Letitia James.
James final week named a former federal prosecutor, Joon Kim, and employment discrimination lawyer Anne Clark to steer the Cuomo investigation. They have full subpoena energy and can doc their findings in a public report.
