Politico | Joe Biden joins barrage of new calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign as New York governor
- New York Governor Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, report finds
- US president and other prominent Democrats call on him to resign
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Erin Durkin on politico.com on August 3, 2021.
“I think he should resign,” Biden said, affirming the position he staked out in the spring when allegations began to surface against the three-term Democratic governor. “I understand the state Legislature may decide to impeach. I don’t know that for a fact.”
Biden added he had not yet read James’ report.
Biden’s remarks were part of a deluge of new calls for Cuomo’s resignation or impeachment that came on Tuesday after the release of the report. The investigation directed by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, including an executive assistant whose breasts and buttocks he groped and a state trooper on his detail he touched inappropriately. The report concluded the governor broke state and federal laws.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women, investigation finds
After its release, many who had months ago said they would hold judgment until the report was released, joined those who have been calling for Cuomo’s ousting since the allegations first surfaced.