Andrew Cuomo has once again gotten himself in a pickle. Let’s just say that 2021 has not been his year, as there’s a new report that says the former governor has been charged with a misdemeanor. Here’s what you need to know.
Just this past week, a city court in Albany issued a summons charging Cuomo after a criminal complaint was filed by Apple claiming Cuomo groped Brittany Commisso, a former staffer, at the governor’s mansion last year. Cuomo, who resigned in August, claimed the charge was politically motivated and based on flimsy evidence.
Andrew Cuomo Has Been Charged With A Misdemeanor
Cuomo is accused of “forcibly” putting his hand under Brittany Commisso’s blouse – his former executive assistant – and grabbing her in the Dec. 7 incident. Although the name of the alleged victim was redacted, a lawyer for Brittany Commisso confirmed her identity.
However, a separate report says that Cuomo is demanding that the Albany sheriff who filed the charges against him preserve all of the records from the investigation. Cuomo reproduced a letter sent from his attorney Rita Glavin to Sheriff Craig Apple with his demands.
Back in August, Andrew Cuomo resigned from his position as the governor of New York after an investigation found that he had harassed multiple women. Cuomo emphatically denied intentionally mistreating women and called the pressure for his ouster politically motivated.
But he said that fighting back in this “too hot” political climate would subject the state to months of turmoil. The third-term governor’s resignation, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced as momentum built in the Legislature to remove him by impeachment.
“This is one of the most challenging times for government in a generation. Government really needs to function today. Government needs to perform. It is a matter of life and death, government operations. And wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing,” Cuomo said.
“I think, given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore, that’s what I’ll do.”
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