New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 11 August 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he is resigning, effective in 14 days after a state investigation found he “sexually harassed multiple women and violated state law.” He’s denied the allegations. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will replace Cuomo and will become the state’s first female governor. CNN’s Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins AC360 to discuss Cuomo’s resignation. Plus, President Joe Biden celebrated the Senate’s passage of a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan deal. But hurdles remain in the House. But White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tells Anderson Cooper “today’s win is a great win” and to do it on a bipartisan basis makes it a “more sustainable and stronger win.” Airdate: August 10, 2021 Guests: Dana Bash Ron Klain To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening and what has been a remarkable fall after disturbing report in the
0:04.9	sexual harassment investigation that he himself authorized to return to your
0:08.7	governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation today.
0:13.2	The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to
0:21.2	governing and therefore that's what I'll do because I work for you and doing
0:28.9	the right thing is doing the right thing for you. He said those words that he's
0:35.5	leaving effective two weeks from today more than 12 minutes into his remarks
0:39.5	during that time it took issue with his 11 accusers recasting their allegations
0:44.4	to better suit his far more favorable view of himself as a man out of step with
0:49.6	the times not as serial harassers the Attorney General's report alleges.
0:55.2	I've never crossed the line with anyone but I didn't realize the extent to which
1:05.8	the line has been redrawn. There are generational and cultural shifts that I
1:15.1	just didn't fully appreciate and I should have no excuses. Well his accuser said
1:24.6	the governor certainly did cross the lines often that said the governor did also
1:29.3	offer excuses suggesting the investigation as well as New York's justice system
1:33.7	was unfair and biased against him. He called the controversy quote politically
1:37.8	motivated. He also had this to say to his three adult daughters. I have seen the
1:44.0	look in the arise and the expression on their faces and it hurt your dad made
1:52.9	mistakes and he apologized and he learned from it and that's what life is all
2:01.4	about.
2:03.1	Lindsey Boyland the governor's first accuser made a statement on Twitter it reads
2:07.5	from the beginning I simply asked that the governor stop his abusive behavior
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