March 19 - An eighth accuser comes forward. March 18 - Liss speaks with investigators, as Bennett’s lawyer accuses the governor’s team of witness tampering. March 17 - Cuomo gets vaccinated at a Harlem church, as controversy erupts over the law firm chosen to conduct the Assembly’s investigation.
March 16 - State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins tells CBS2’s Political Reporter Marcia Kramer she thinks an impeachment trial would result in a conviction. March 15 - Bennett spends four hours meeting with investigators. March 14 - Cuomo’s longtime adviser and COVID vaccine czar Larry Schwartz comes under fire after reportedly calling Democratic county executives to gauge their support for the governor.
March 13 - Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer release a joint statement condemning the governor’s alleged behavior and saying he should resign. Cuomo Says Calls For His Resignation Are ‘Reckless And Dangerous’ He says their demands to resign without an outside investigation are “reckless and dangerous.” March 12 - Several members of New York’s Congressional delegation join the calls for Cuomo to resign. March 11 - The governor’s lawyer refers the latest allegation to Albany Police, saying it’s state policy since the woman did not want to file charges. She claims the governor called her to the executive mansion under the pretense of helping him with a cellphone and then “reached under her blouse and began to fondle her.”Ĭuomo denies the report, saying, “I have never done anything like this,” and calls the details “gut-wrenching.” March 9 - The Albany Times Union reports another sexual harassment allegation from an unnamed former aide. I’m just saying that it wasn’t a safe space for young women to work, or for women in general,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “I’m not claiming sexual harassment, per se. March 6 - Former aide Ana Liss accuses the governor of inappropriate behavior, later describing a “toxic” work environment. My message to anyone doing that is you have misjudged what matters to me and my administration and you should stop now – period.” Bennett to express displeasure about her coming forward. “Separately, my office has heard anecdotally that some people have reached out to Ms. “ That‘s why I have asked for an outside, independent review that looks at these allegations. “To be clear I never inappropriately touched anybody and I never propositioned anybody and I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable, but these are allegations that New Yorkers deserve answers to. To the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that. I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation. “ I now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended.
I mean no offense and only attempt to add some levity and banter to what is a very serious business. I have teased people about their personal lives, their relationships, about getting married or not getting married. You have seen me do it at briefings hundreds of times. I do, on occasion, tease people in what I think is a good natured way. “At work sometimes I think I am being playful and make jokes that I think are funny. I spend most of my life at work and colleagues are often also personal friends. “ I never intended to offend anyone or cause any harm. “Questions have been raised about some of my past interactions with people in the office. He also releases a lengthy statement addressing the mounting claims: 28 - Cuomo agrees to Attorney General James’ demand for the power to appoint an independent investigator to look into the allegations. She alleges to the The New York Times he asked her “numerous questions about her personal life, including whether she thought age made a difference in romantic relationships, and had said that he was open to relationships with women in their 20s.”įeb. 27 - Former aide Charlotte Bennett comes forward with another sexual harassment claim against the governor.