纽约政治领导人，包括参议员查克·舒默和柯尔斯顿·吉利布兰德以及众议员亚历山大·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯、孟昭文、蒙代尔·琼斯、杰里·纳德勒和贾马尔·鲍曼，都在呼吁《纽约州长》安德鲁·科莫在过去的几周里，一系列性骚扰指控浮出水面后辞职。
纽约国会代表团的十名成员，包括阿德里亚诺·埃斯佩莱特、尼迪亚·贝拉斯克斯、卡罗琳·马洛尼、伊维特·克拉克和安东尼奥·德尔加多，星期五早上同时要求科莫辞职。凯瑟琳·赖斯提前打了电话，使总数达到11个。
舒默和吉利布兰德加入了越来越多的纽约政治家的名单，称科莫应该在周五下午晚些时候辞职。
“由于多项可信的性骚扰和不当行为指控，库莫州长显然已经失去了他的执政伙伴和纽约人民的信任。州长库莫应该辞职，”他们在一份联合声明中说。
约翰内斯·艾泽勒/法新社，通过盖蒂图像，文件
2020年5月26日，纽约市华尔街，纽约州长安德鲁·科莫在纽约证券交易所的新闻发布会上发言。
奥卡西奥-科尔特斯和鲍曼星期五早上发表了一份联合声明，称对三任民主党人的不当性行为指控“令人震惊”。
“不幸的是，州长不仅面临着他参与性骚扰和性侵犯的指控，”声明说。“司法部长也有一份广泛的报告，发现科莫政府向公众和州立法机构隐瞒了新冠肺炎养老院的死亡数据。”
声明补充说:“我们相信这些妇女，我们相信报道，我们相信司法部长，我们相信纽约州立法机构的55名成员，包括州参议院多数党领袖，他们得出结论认为，面对如此多的挑战，科莫州长不再能有效地领导。”
纽约州议会议长卡尔·希斯蒂周四宣布，他授权议会司法委员会对科莫展开弹劾调查。
由夏洛特·班尼特提供
夏洛特·班尼特，前纽约州长安德鲁·科莫的助手，指控他性骚扰，出现在她的办公桌前。
“关于指控州长的报道是严重的。该委员会将有权采访证人，传唤文件和评估证据，这是纽约州宪法允许的，”希斯蒂在周四的一份声明中说。
由州司法部长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯领导的平行调查也在进行中，调查针对州长的不当行为指控。
至少六个女人包括几个曾为州长工作的人，都指责科莫的不当行为和不必要的挑逗。
他们是:36岁的林赛·博伊兰;夏洛特·贝内特，25岁;安娜·鲁奇，33岁;凯伦·辛顿、安娜·里斯和第六个不知名的女人，他们的报道由奥尔巴尼时报联盟本周。
罗布·拉图尔/舒特斯托克
2017年7月12日，在爱达荷州太阳谷会议上，帝国州发展艾伦公司的参谋长林赛·博伊兰说。
他们指控库莫对他们的约会生活发表了不恰当的评论，不必要的触摸让他们不舒服，在一个案例中，据称是一个不必要的吻。
在3月3日的新闻发布会上，库莫否认了对他的指控，并表示他不会辞职。
“我现在明白了，我的行为让人们感到不舒服，”他说。“这是无意的，我对此深表歉意。我对此感到很难过，坦率地说，我对此感到很尴尬。”
“我是由纽约人民选举出来的。我不打算辞职。他们选了我，”他补充道。
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chuck Schumer, other NY political leaders call for Cuomo to resign
New York political leaders, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Grace Meng, Mondaire Jones, Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman, are calling for New York Gov.Andrew Cuomoto resign after a number of sexual harassment allegations surfaced in the past weeks.
Ten members of New York’s congressional delegation, including Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clark and Antonio Delgado, simultaneously called on Cuomo to resign Friday morning. Kathleen Rice made an earlier call, bringing the total to 11.
Schumer and Gillibrand added their names to the growing list of New York politicians to say Cuomo should resign late Friday afternoon.
"Due to the multiple, credible sexual harassment and misconduct allegations, it is clear that Governor Cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and the people of New York. Governor Cuomo should resign," they said in a joint statement.
Ocasio-Cortez and Bowman released a joint statement Friday morning, calling the sexual misconduct allegations against the three-term Democrat "alarming."
"Unfortunately, the Governor is not only facing the accusation that he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment and assault," the statement said. "There is also the extensive report from the Attorney General that found the Cuomo administration hid data on COVID-19 nursing home deaths from both the public and the state legislature."
“We believe these women, we believe the reporting, we believe the Attorney General, and we believe the 55 members of the New York State legislature, including the State Senate Majority Leader, who have concluded that Governor Cuomo can no longer effectively lead in the face of so many challenges," the statement added.
New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced Thursday that he authorized the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee to open an impeachment investigation into Cuomo.
"The reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious. The committee will have the authority to interview witnesses, subpoena documents and evaluate evidence, as is allowed by the New York State Constitution," Heastie said in a statement Thursday.
A parallel investigation led by state Attorney General Letitia James is also underway into the misconduct allegations against the governor.
At leastsix women, including several who once worked for the governor, have accused Cuomo of inappropriate behavior and unwanted advances.
They are: Lindsey Boylan, 36; Charlotte Bennett, 25; Anna Ruch, 33; Karen Hinton,Ana Liss, and a sixth unknown woman whose account was published by theAlbany Times-Unionthis week.
Their claims accused Cuomo of making inappropriate comments about their dating lives, unwanted touching that made them uncomfortable, and in one case, an allegedly unwarranted kiss.
In a press conference on March 3, Cuomo denied the allegations against him and said he would not resign.
"I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable," he said. "It was unintentional and I truly and deeply apologize for it. I feel awful about it and frankly I am embarrassed by it."
"I was elected by the people of New York. I’m not going to resign. They elected me," he added.
