New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a statement via a Livestream.
Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday resigned as New York governor following devastating claims of sexual harassment that shredded his reputation and engulfed his administration.
In a video address, an emotional Mr Cuomo said he was inclined to fight impeachment proceedings but feared that doing so would consume the state’s government at a perilous moment.
“Given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” said Mr Cuomo (63).
His resignation will become effective in 14 days, after which Kathy Hochul, the Irish-American state’s lieutenant-governor, will take charge.
It comes a week after a 168-page report released by New York attorney-general Letitia James concluded he had violated state and federal laws by sexually harassing 11 women, most current and former state employees.
The Democratic governor’s alleged transgressions ranged from suggestive comments to a young assistant about her sex life to reaching under a woman’s blouse and cupping her breast.
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