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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned

Brendan Byrne
August 10, 2021 12:16 pm
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has resigned after state attorney general says he violated sexual harassment laws.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday, following a damning report from the state’s attorney general alleging he’d sexually harassed multiple women, prompting calls for his resignation from top Democrats, including President Joe Biden.

“And I think that given the circumstances the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to government, and therefore that is what I’ll do, because I work for you, and doing the right thing, is doing the right thing for you,” Cuomo said.

He announced that he will leave office in 14 days while maintaining that he did nothing wrong.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, will finish his term and become the state’s first female governor.

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While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.







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