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2021-08-10 Government Corruption

Cuomo’s top aide has resigned following a report by the state attorney general that he sexually harassed 11 women

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Andrew Cuomo’s top aide Melissa DeRosa has resigned following a report by the state attorney general that the embattled New York governor sexually harassed 11 women.https://t.co/x5LWcCsMBr
— Press TV (@PressTV) August 9, 2021

Posted by Fred 2021-08-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 Rats fleeing the sinking ship?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 03:40|| 2021-08-10 03:40|| Front Page Top

#2 #1 Rats fleeing the sinking ship?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 03:40

g(r)om,

Probably not - all it means is that the resignees are engaged in CYA for public consumption. They'll be hired again, and be able to say, "Well, I quit when it became clear," even though they knew perfectly well what was going on.

Cuomo, sadly, isn't going anywhere. He's going to ride this out, and he'll walk out of Albany on schedule.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-08-10 04:41|| 2021-08-10 04:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Cuomo, sadly, isn't going anywhere. He's going to ride this out, and he'll walk out of Albany on schedule.

IMO, you underestimate the need for scapegoats.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 05:01|| 2021-08-10 05:01|| Front Page Top

#4

#3 Cuomo, sadly, isn't going anywhere. He's going to ride this out, and he'll walk out of Albany on schedule.

IMO, you underestimate the need for scapegoats.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 05:01

g(r)om,

That's entirely possible - on the other hand, there's a report this morning over at www.hotair.com (usually pretty reliable) that Cuomo offered a deal - he'd promise not to run for re-election (a double-pinky swear; I'm sure) if the Legislature would agree not to impeach him.

He's thinking he can hold on to this somehow. My call - and this is IMHO, YMMV, of course - is that if he's still there by the end of the week, he ain't going.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-08-10 07:21|| 2021-08-10 07:21|| Front Page Top

#5 ^The entire idea, IMO, is to stop him from running again.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 07:26|| 2021-08-10 07:26|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ Exactly! People as wealthy and powerful as Cuomo seldom end up staying at the graybar hotel.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-10 07:53|| 2021-08-10 07:53|| Front Page Top

#7 he'd promise not to run for re-election

What NY politician would believe any promise of any other NY politician?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-08-10 09:05|| 2021-08-10 09:05|| Front Page Top

#8 It's a tactical CYA move.
Under Ny state (and federal) guidelines former employees can't be called to testify before committees. It's why James Comey and Lois Lerner just said 'nope' and walked away.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-08-10 09:18|| 2021-08-10 09:18|| Front Page Top

#9 I understand that she was also Cuomo's 'enforcer' that kept the abused women in line and from complaining too loudly.

Kind of a low-rent Ghislaine Maxwell.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-08-10 10:25|| 2021-08-10 10:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Coming across AP; Cuomo resigns effective Aug. 24.

Posted by JohnQC 2021-08-10 12:22|| 2021-08-10 12:22|| Front Page Top

#11 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/andrew-cuomo-to-resign-as-new-york-governor-following-sexual-harassment-allegations/ar-AAN9TSS?ocid=uxbndlbing

Posted by JohnQC 2021-08-10 12:24|| 2021-08-10 12:24|| Front Page Top

#12

Perhaps DeRosa was offered a plea bargain to turn State's Evidence ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-10 12:58|| 2021-08-10 12:58|| Front Page Top

#13 My call - and this is IMHO, YMMV, of course - is that if he's still there by the end of the week, he ain't going.

Hat off

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-08-10 13:04|| 2021-08-10 13:04|| Front Page Top

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