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In Andrew Cuomo’s first interview since announcing his resignation earlier this week, the New York governor said he didn’t want to “drag the state” through a months-long impeachment investigation — only to win.
“I feel like I did the right thing. I did the right thing for the state,” Cuomo told New York Magazine of his decision to resign. “I’m not gonna drag the state through the mud, through a three-month, four-month impeachment, and then win, and have made the State Legislature and the state government look like a ship of fools.”
Cuomo on Tuesday announced he would step down, effective Aug. 24, in response to growing pressure to resign or face impeachment amid the release of a report that found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. The New York State Assembly suspended its investigation into Cuomo on Friday.
Cuomo’s immediate plans, like where he will now live, are uncertain. The governor’s only residence in recent years has been the Albany governor’s mansion. Cuomo told the magazine he didn’t know what he was going to do. But one thing is certain, he says he’s not going away anytime soon.
Facing sexual harassment allegations, Cuomo told New York magazine he wasn't going to "drag the state through the mud." https://t.co/8cXXL5EVmw
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 14, 2021
