Trending Politics By Collin Rugg
On Sunday, new sexual misconduct allegations were brought forward against New York governor Andrew Cuomo by one of his former advisers.
The serious allegations were made by progressive activist Lindsey Boylan who came forward in a series of tweets.
âYes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched,â she said. âI could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.â
âNot knowing what to expect whatâs the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it. No one. And I *know* I am not the only woman,â she added. âIâm angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently. I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.â
The allegations come as former Vice President Joe Biden is considering Cuomo as his attorney general pick, assuming Biden takes office in January.
âCuomo has been asked in recent weeks about his interest in the attorney general spot,â the Associated Press reported. âJust this week, he said in a public radio interview in New York, âI have no intention to run for president or vice president, or go to the administration.â But he said the attorney general job âis really critical, especially now.’â
The report that Cuomo may become the United States Attorney General came to a surprise to many considering Cuomo’s past.
The New York Times reported:
A three-month examination by The New York Times found that the governorâs office deeply compromised the panelâs work, objecting whenever the commission focused on groups with ties to Mr. Cuomo or on issues that might reflect poorly on him.
Ultimately, Mr. Cuomo abruptly disbanded the commission halfway through what he had indicated would be an 18-month life. And now, as the Democratic governor seeks a second term in November, federal prosecutors are investigating the roles of Mr. Cuomo and his aides in the panelâs shutdown and are pursuing its unfinished business.
Before its demise, Mr. Cuomoâs aides repeatedly pressured the commission, many of whose members and staff thought they had been given a once-in-a-career chance at cleaning up Albany. As a result, the panelâs brief existence â and the writing and editing of its sole creation, a report of its preliminary findings â was marred by infighting, arguments and accusations. Things got so bad that investigators believed a Cuomo appointee was monitoring their communications without their knowledge. Resignations further crippled the commission. In the end, the governor got the Legislature to agree to a package of ethics reforms far less ambitious than those the commission had recommended â a result Mr. Cuomo hailed as proof of the panelâs success.
