The three-term New York governor announced he will resign following a scathing report from the state’s attorney general that corroborated allegations made by 11 women.
Hochul would become the state’s first woman governor if Cuomo were removed from office.
Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation are asking for his resignation in the face of multiple sexual misconduct allegations and an ongoing investigation into the state’s reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.
New York lawmakers voted to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his extraordinary emergency powers on Friday, saying that current COVID-19 circumstances no longer justify the expansive powers Cuomo was granted last year.
A second former aide has come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.