'I Never Harassed Anyone': Cuomo Resists Pressure To Resign

NEW YORK, NY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday that he would not resign despite escalating pressure from New York lawmakers, who he accused of "bowing to cancel culture" in their calls for him to step down amid sexual harassment allegations.

The governor's statement came just hours after a dozen of New York's representatives in Congress joined mounting calls for him to step down as the Attorney General and State Assembly investigate at least seven sexual harassment claims against him.

Despite an earlier apology surrounding the claims, Cuomo said he is confident that the investigations will reveal that he "did not do what has been alleged" and instead took aim at those who have called for him to resign.

"Politicians who don’t know a single fact but yet form a conclusion and an opinion are, in my opinion, reckless and dangerous," he said. "The people of New York should not have confidence in a politician who takes a position without knowing any facts or substance. That my friends is politics at its worst...People know the difference between playing politics, bowing to cancel culture and the truth."

The most recent calls for Cuomo's resignation came from the majority of New York's Democratic delegation, including Democratic U.S. Representatives Jerry Nadler, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clarke, Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones, Grace Meng, Nydia Velazquez, Adriano Espaillat, Antonio Delgado and Brian Higgins.

They come a day after the State Assembly moved on Thursday to open an impeachment inquiry against Cuomo.

The most recent allegation against the governor emerged on Wednesday, when the Albany Times Union reported that an aide to Cuomo had accused him of groping her aggressively in the governor's residence last year. Cuomo denied the allegation, which is at least the seventh made against him in recent weeks.

The outpouring of accusations began in late February, when former aide Lindsey Boylan detailed her own claims of being subjected to an unwanted kiss and frequent harassment from the governor.

Cuomo resisted questions from reporters to delve into specifics of the allegations on Friday, including whether he had consensual relationship with any of the women.

"I never harassed anyone, I never abused anyone, I never assaulted anyone — and I never would," he said.