{"id":120318,"date":"2021-08-24T05:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T05:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=120318"},"modified":"2021-08-24T05:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T05:11:17","slug":"andrew-cuomo-officially-steps-down-after-10-years-as-new-york-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/andrew-cuomo-officially-steps-down-after-10-years-as-new-york-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo Officially Steps Down After 10 Years As New York Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew Cuomo officially handed in his resignation letter\u00a0on Monday night, stepping down as New York\u2019s governor. His resignation makes way for Kathy Hochul to be sworn in and become the state\u2019s first woman in the position.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been my pleasure to serve with you both,\u201d Cuomo wrote in the brief letter, which was addressed to the leaders of New York\u2019s state assembly.<\/p>\n

Cuomo, a Democrat who was first elected governor in 2010, will formally end his term at 11:59 p.m. Monday, two weeks after announcing he would resign. Calls for him to step down had increased after a report concluded\u00a0he had sexually harassed female employees. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cuomo has still denied any wrongdoing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will take the reins and become New York\u2019s first female governor.\u00a0The state\u2019s chief judge, Janet DiFiore, is set to oversee\u00a0<\/span>a quick, private swearing-in ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n

An independent investigation\u00a0overseen by New York Attorney General Letitia James found credible evidence that the governor had sexually harassed at least 11 female employees. One aide has since filed a complaint\u00a0with the Albany County Sheriff\u2019s Office, alleging Cuomo groped her.<\/p>\n

Investigators also found that Cuomo\u2019s senior staff, including secretary Melissa DeRosa, retaliated against at least one of the women and tried to undermine her credibility. DeRosa announced her resignation not long before Cuomo.<\/p>\n

Cuomo has repeatedly claimed he never touched anyone inappropriately, calling the investigation \u201cunfair\u201d and \u201cuntruthful\u201d and arguing the women\u2019s testimonies haven\u2019t been \u201cscrutinized and verified.\u201d He has not acknowledged any improper behavior, and has instead claimed that the\u00a0women misinterpreted his actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought a hug and putting my arm around a staffer for a picture was friendly, but she found it to be too forward,\u201d Cuomo said during his resignation announcement. \u201cI have slipped and called people \u2018honey,\u2019 \u2018sweetheart\u2019 and \u2018darling.\u2019 I meant it to be endearing, but women found it dated and offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cuomo also came under fire in January, when James released a separate report that found his administration was reporting 50% fewer COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes in New York than had actually occurred. When putting together official tallies, the administration did not count nursing home residents who had died of the disease in hospitals.<\/p>\n

Two weeks after that report was released, details leaked of a conversation between DeRosa and state lawmakers in which she admitted the governor had postponed releasing comprehensive nursing home death data out of fear\u00a0that President Donald Trump\u2019s administration would use it for political attacks.<\/p>\n

Cuomo initially refused to step down\u00a0after the report about sexual harassment was released, even as a growing number of lawmakers\u00a0across the political spectrum \u2014 including President Joe Biden\u00a0\u2014\u00a0called for his departure. The governor\u00a0eventually announced his resignation a week after that report came out, and once it became clear that the New York state legislature had enough support to impeach him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProlonging this situation could only cause governmental paralysis and that is just not an option for you and not an option for the state, especially now,\u201d Cuomo said Monday at his farewell address, which he used to once again defend himself and question the motives of both investigators and the women accusing him of harassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hochul, also a Democrat, said she didn\u2019t work closely with Cuomo and was unaware of the harassment allegations before they became public. She vowed to not create a toxic workplace, saying last week that she has a \u201cdifferent approach to governing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSexual harassment is unacceptable in any workplace, and certainly not in public service,\u201d Hochul said when James released her report. \u201cThe AG\u2019s investigation has documented repulsive & unlawful behavior by the Governor towards multiple women. I believe these brave women & admire their courage coming forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But Hochul is inheriting an administration facing criticism for inaction during Cuomo\u2019s chaotic final months as governor.<\/p>\n

She\u00a0announced Monday that she plans to appoint Karen Persichilli Keogh as her secretary and Elizabeth Fine as her chief legal counselor. The new governor plans to keep on employees from Cuomo\u2019s administration for 45 days, which will give her time to interview new hires, but stressed she would not employ anyone found to have acted unethically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She also said she plans to run for governor in next year\u2019s elections. In the meantime,\u00a0Hochul will have to prove that she can successfully balance several major crises in the state \u2014 particularly those related to COVID-19, including public safety measures for the school year and a struggling economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need help? Visit RAINN\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/em>National Sexual Assault Online Hotline<\/span><\/em>\u00a0or the\u00a0<\/span><\/em>National Sexual Violence Resource Center\u2019s website<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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