New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at an event amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/Pool

 

(Reuters) - The New York state attorney general’s office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration as part of a probe into sexual harassment accusations, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Friday. https://on.wsj.com/3lUDiZE

 

Cuomo's aide Melissa DeRosa, whose title is secretary to the governor, was among the officials to receive a subpoena earlier this month, the newspaper reported citing people familiar with the matter.

 

Reuters was unable to confirm the report immediately. Spokespersons for Cuomo did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comments.

 

Cuomo, 63, is resisting pressure to resign following the flurry of accusations of sexual harassment or misconduct and revelations that his administration under-reported nursing home deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The governor has denied any wrongdoing, though he has acknowledged it had been a "custom" for him to kiss and hug people when greeting them. He has said he was sorry if his behavior had made "people feel uncomfortable."

 

(Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

 

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  The governor has denied any wrongdoing, though he has acknowledged it had been a "custom" for him to kiss and hug people when greeting them. He has said he was sorry if his behavior had made "people feel uncomfortable."

 

What piffle.  I suspect that most men in the Western world are happy to bestow a kiss and a hug on women they meet and greet....it's particularly true of France, for example, less so of the tight-a$$ed Brits, but Americans are on the whole the huggy types, even if it actually means sweet FA in the way of true friendliness.

 

BUT then,  there are hugs and there are hugs....most of us don't have to apologise for our hugs.

6 minutes ago, blazes said:

  The governor has denied any wrongdoing, though he has acknowledged it had been a "custom" for him to kiss and hug people when greeting them. He has said he was sorry if his behavior had made "people feel uncomfortable."

 

What piffle.  I suspect that most men in the Western world are happy to bestow a kiss and a hug on women they meet and greet....it's particularly true of France, for example, less so of the tight-a$$ed Brits, but Americans are on the whole the huggy types, even if it actually means sweet FA in the way of true friendliness.

 

BUT then,  there are hugs and there are hugs....most of us don't have to apologise for our hugs.

Agree with you, the sexual misconduct charges don't seem to amount to very much. The mismanagement of Covid-19 seems to be a bigger issue, but I don't think there will be much done about that, or much that can be done legally.

About time there was some bipartisanship! Cuomo leading the way!

Good get it all out in the open imo just because a guy makes a pass at a woman shouldn’t result in the ruination of his career as long as the lady’s rejection was handeled in an appropriate way without reprisal. we are men it’s what we do sometimes I think the lady’s are fortunate that us guys are hard wired to attempt to get close to them.(with the caveat that the rejection was not handed in a vindictive manner)

Cuomo has "friends" in the media, his brother for example. He'll survive this whole episode if it drags out long enough just like the governor of Virgnia (the blackface story).

7 hours ago, expat_4_life said:

Cuomo has "friends" in the media, his brother for example. He'll survive this whole episode if it drags out long enough just like the governor of Virgnia (the blackface story).

It’s the public prosecutor who is investigating Cuomo, not the ‘National Enquirer’.

 

 

Boys will be boys. Sort of like locker room talk shouldn't be taken literally.

8 hours ago, expat_4_life said:

Cuomo has "friends" in the media

 

They all have friends in the media, each pol has media people who will provide subtle (well, usually) support.  As for li'l bro he took offense recently when someone called him "Freddo."

Bro Andy here, he's doing the "big brass (word for scrotal apparatus here)" thing.  It's part of the zeitgeist, hard-nosed confrontation with the media, critics, laws, or anything else that gets in their way.   Obvious bs stories that it's an insult to be told, outright name calling and denunciation, and truth be damned. 

And there is some bipartisanship for ya!  That is the T***p legacy.