Fox News host Tucker Carlson Defended the Democratic New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying that there was “reason to question” the motives of the State Attorney General Leticia James.
James’ Investigation Report Allegations of sexual harassment against the governor Leads to Cuomo’s resignation on Tuesday, A week after her report was published. Her report stated that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, including female employees, and created a toxic work environment.
“If Andrew Cuomo is harassing so many women in the New York State capital, how do we know he is doing this?” Carlson asked in a broadcast on Tuesday night.
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Carlson suggested concealing these allegations to avoid harming the then Democratic presidential candidate Joe BidenCuomo was a rising star at the time, well-known for overseeing the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in his state. He delivered a speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention and Biden was formally nominated.
Carlson said James’ report was part of a “court d’etat” and was designed to raise the image of the attorney general before she launched her own campaign to become the state’s next governor.
Although some people think that James is a potential candidate for the 2022 governor race, she has not publicly announced any ambitions for the post.
This Fox News The host subsequently stated that a large part of James’ report on Cuomo was “ridiculous” and “meaningless”. For example, Carlson noticed a section mentioning that Como allowed senior staff to sit on his lap during official activities.
Another part of the report cited by Carlson reads: “A senior staff member also recalled that the governor was lying on the sofa with his head resting on the knee of a staff member. None of these senior staff members reported any complaints about this behavior. not feeling well.”
Carlson called these situations “very strange,” but she asked how these incidents constituted harassment.
“I feel guilty for effectively defending Andrew Cummer. This is something I have never done before and I hope I will never do it. And I just want to make it clear that I’m not actually defending him,” Carl Sen said. “I am defending the system of equal application of the law.”
Como, August 3 Denies the behavior detailed in the James reportHe said that he had been touching women’s faces and kissing them on the cheeks for a long time, as a warm gesture, “that’s all.”
“I have never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual provocations. I am 63 years old. I have spent my entire adult life in public view. That’s not me, and it’s not what I used to be,” Ku Don’t say.
August 8, Gathering of 20 women In front of ComoThe New York City office supports the governor. A person held up a slogan that read “AG has an agenda”, which is a reference to James.
On Tuesday, Cuomo announced his resignation. His resignation will take effect within 14 days.
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