Way Too Early 8/4/2021
Way Too Early with Ali Vitali
MS NOW, Ali Vitali
4.5 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | We begin with the bombshell findings released by New York Attorney General Letitia James concerning |
| 0:04.3 | Governor Andrew Cuomo. A 165-page report has alleged that Governor Cuomo sexually harassed |
| 0:10.3 | almost a dozen women, including employees in his office, and violated state and federal laws. |
| 0:16.3 | Cuomo is denying the accusations and has vowed that he will, quote, not be distracted from his job. |
| 0:21.6 | But calls for his resignation are adding up. NBC News correspondent Rahena Ellis has the latest. |
| 0:28.5 | New York Attorney General, Letitia James, calling the blistering report deeply disturbing. |
| 0:34.9 | Independent investigators alleging Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed numerous |
| 0:40.2 | women and broke the law. Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, many of whom were young |
| 0:47.5 | women, by engaging in unwanted groping, kisses, hugging, and by making inappropriate comments. |
| 0:57.5 | Investigators conducting 179 interviews describing in graphic detail, a sweeping pattern of |
| 1:04.2 | behavior by Cuomo against 11 women, nine of them state employees. |
| 1:08.7 | The governor hugged executive assistant number one and reached under her blouse to grab her breast. |
| 1:15.6 | Some of the allegations made public for the first time, including a state trooper on the governor's security detail, saying the governor kissed her. |
| 1:23.6 | Another time, placing the palm of his hand on my belly button and pushed back |
| 1:28.8 | toward my right hip, saying she felt completely violated because to me, that's between my chest |
| 1:35.3 | and my privates. Investigators say at least one of the women faced retaliation after speaking |
| 1:41.3 | out. Well, what was the culture? |
| 1:53.2 | Words that witnesses have used repeatedly to describe it include toxic, hostile, abusive. |
| 1:57.3 | But in a pre-recorded video statement, Cuomo firing back. |
| 2:05.0 | I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. And suggesting the women were purposely targeting him |
| 2:11.6 | with false allegations. For those who are using this moment to score political points or seek |
| 2:17.4 | publicity or personal gain, |
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