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'He should resign': Biden sides with Cuomo's accusers

Naomi Lim
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President Joe Biden believes embattled Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign after an explosive investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

“I think he should resign," Biden told reporters Tuesday at the White House.

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Biden had yet to read the independent New York attorney general report finding that Cuomo had broken multiple state and federal laws or speak with the governor since it was made public, he said. And Biden declined to comment on whether the New York Legislature should impeach the three-term state chief executive, who was once on the president's own attorney general short list.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki previewed Biden's brief statement by describing the accusations leveled at Cuomo as "abhorrent."

In March, Biden said Cuomo should resign if the New York investigation confirmed any of the sexual misconduct allegations against him.

"I think he'll probably end up being prosecuted, too," Biden told ABC News.

High-profile New York Democrats are repeating their calls for Cuomo to step down, such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.

“No elected official is above the law. The people of New York deserve better leadership in the governor’s office. We continue to believe that the governor should resign,” Schumer said in a joint statement with fellow New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report Tuesday finding that Cuomo had sexually harassed current and former employees, including a state trooper assigned to his security detail, as well as women outside of his administration. He had also retaliated against one of his 11 accusers, her office found.

James's office published all 165 pages of its Cuomo report after speaking with 179 people and reviewing 74,000 pieces of evidence. Cuomo, too, was questioned for 11 hours as part of the civil investigation conducted by two external lawyers. James did not preclude the possibility of criminal action, the document simultaneously fueling impeachment efforts by New York lawmakers.

Cuomo denied the allegations in a separate press conference Tuesday, insisting he "never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances." He likened James's report to “trial by newspaper or biased reviews," refusing to stand aside.

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"I am 63 years old. I have lived my entire adult life in public view. That is just not who I am," he said, pointing reporters and the public to a written defense posted on his website.

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