by Brett Samuels at The Hill
President Biden on Tuesday called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign after the state attorney general concluded the governor sexually harassed numerous state employees.
“I think he should resign,” Biden told reporters.
“I’m sure there were some embraces that were totally innocent. But apparently, the attorney general decided there were things that weren’t,” he added when asked about Cuomo highlighting instances of Biden hugging others in his defense.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Tuesday released the findings of a months-long investigation that concluded uomo sexually harassed multiple state employees, including a state trooper assigned to his security detail, and created a hostile work environment.
“Specifically, the investigation found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed current and former New York state employees by engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching and making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women,” James said at a news conference detailing the findings.
James noted the report was a civil one, not one that would result in criminal referrals.
Biden joined scores of other Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), in calling for Cuomo to step down in light of James’s findings…
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