Just call him Cuo-mum
Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday ducked questions about a former aide’s sexual-harassment allegations — including claims he said he’d be open to dating a woman in her 20s — by citing his impeachment investigation.
The defiant stance came shortly after the embattled governor was publicly vaccinated against COVID-19 following a lovefest at a predominantly black church in Harlem, where an NAACP leader likened him to a son.
During an afternoon conference call, Cuomo tried to forestall queries from reporters by declaring he wouldn’t address any issues related to the probe.
“The Assembly announced a law firm to conduct their review,” he said.
“I’m not going to take any questions or have any comments on the review. At this time, let the lawyers do the job and let them conduct the review.”
But the first question posed to Cuomo involved specific accusations made against the 63-yearold governor by former aide Charlotte Bennett, 25.
They include claims that he asked Bennett if she had ever been with an older man and that he told her he was open to a relationship with a woman as young as 22.
Cuomo refused to answer, saying, “the Assembly has a review going on, on just the questions you asked.”
“And I’m going to respect the review and I won’t comment on issues that are subject to the review,” he said.
Cuomo also was asked why his administration leaked personnel records related to another accuser, former aide Lindsey Boylan, and reportedly attempted to get state employees to sign a letter attacking her credibility.
“That is — Ms. Boylan is one of the issues that is going to be reviewed by the Assembly and the attorney general, and I want them to do their review and let them determine the facts. And then we’ll take it from there. Right?” he said.
“So let’s find out the facts and then we can have an opinion and comment on the facts, once we know the facts. But I’m not going to comment.”