New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced he will resign from office following a scathing report from the state’s attorney general concluding that the third-term Democrat sexually harassed 11 women, and in one instance, sought to retaliate against one of his accusers who went public with her allegations.
“Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing, and I cannot be the cause of that,” Cuomo, 63, said in remarks from the capital of Albany on Tuesday.
“I think that, given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” he added.
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