Cuomo Says He Won’t Resign After 5 Women Accuse Him of Harassment

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo again said he won’t resign after another woman came forward and accused him of sexual harassment as the New York Attorney General completes an investigation into other allegations. “I was elected by the people of the state. … I’m not going to resign because of allegations,” Cuomo said during a conference call, according to several reporters. “There is no way I resign.” Critics, he said, should “let the attorney general do her job,” dismissing the resignation calls as political in nature. At least five women have accused Cuomo, a Democrat, of inappropriate conduct. One of them, Karen Hinton—one of the governor’s former press aides—alleged that Cuomo called her to his hotel room and made inappropriate advances. Hinton’s claims, he said, are “not true” and described her as a “long-time political adversary.” His fourth accuser, Ana Liss, told the Wall Street Journal Saturday that the governor kissed her hand, …
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