Cuomo agrees to cooperate with independent investigation in sexual harassment scandal – Another female ex-employee accused of sexual harassment Under pressure from multiple parties, governor concedes that his office will cooperate fully

On the 27th, another female former employee accused Governor Cuomo of sexual harassment, Cuomo Saturday handpicked former federal judge Jones (Barbara Jones) to conduct an investigation, but after the White House statement and pressure from all walks of Life, the 28th turned to give in, said the New York State Attorney General Jen Leixia and the state Court of Appeals Chief Judge DiFiore (Janet DiFiore) jointly selected an independent lawyer The investigation will be conducted by an independent lawyer selected by New York State Attorney General Janet DiFiore and Chief Judge of the State Court of Appeals Janet DiFiore.

A 25-year-old former aide to Cuomo’s office, Charlotte Bennett, told the New York Times on the 27th that she accused Cuomo of verbally harassing her last year, saying he said he was willing to have relationships with women in their 20s; Charlotte said the comments made her uncomfortable, but there was no physical contact between the two sides.

Cuomo, who is a Democratic political star, also denied the allegations after a second sexual harassment scandal broke out, and on the 27th issued a statement through special counsel Beth Garvey, who appointed former federal judge Barbara Jones to investigate.

However, the majority of Democrats from the White House to the New York State Senate and House of Representatives are not buying it, arguing that Cuomo should recuse himself from the investigation and conduct an “independent and politically excluded” investigation, and that “the accused cannot assign investigators”.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki (Jen Psaki) 28 said to CNN: “He (Biden) supports an independent investigation of these allegations and should act as soon as possible.” She responded to the CNN host, “Biden has always insisted that he believes that every woman should be heard and should be treated with respect and dignity. Charlotte deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, and so does Boylan.”

The New York Post reported that state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (R-Mich.) called the new allegations “deeply troubling and concerning” and that “the allegations must be taken seriously and subjected to a truly independent investigation.” Even Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) has the same claim.

New York City Mayor Michael White said on the 28th, in addition to demanding an independent investigation, he also called on the state legislature to immediately revoke Cuomo’s authority to issue emergency executive orders during the outbreak.

Under pressure from multiple parties, Cuomo again issued a statement through Special Counsel Javert on the 28th, saying that an independent lawyer was selected by State Attorney General Jen Lehigh and State Court of Appeals Chief Judge Duffy to conduct the investigation, and that the investigator did not belong to any political organization, and that a full investigation report would be released after the work was completed.

However, the independence and impartiality of Chief Judge Diefel, who was appointed by Cuomo in 2016, has again been questioned by Democrats.

Giannoccia issued a statement saying she did not accept the governor’s offer because once the governor filed a commission of inquiry, the office was expressly authorized under New York State’s Executive Law to have full authority to investigate, “While I have great respect for Judge DeFel, it is my responsibility as the elected state attorney general to carry out this mandate under state law, and the governor must only file a commission for the office to conduct independent investigation with subpoena power.”

In response to this statement, Cuomo again conceded, issuing a statement in the evening of the 28th stating, “The Governor’s Office has requested that State Attorney General Jen Le Ha select a qualified private attorney to conduct an independent investigation of the sexual harassment allegations, who will be designated by law as a Special Independent Deputy Attorney General, with all the powers provided by Executive Law Section 63(8) …… The Governor’s Office will cooperate fully.”