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One of the two former aides accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of sexual harassment has hired the attorney who represented Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, The New York Times reported Monday, as the state Attorney General’s office received the green-light to start its investigation into the governor.
Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to the governor, has hired Debra S. Katz as representation as the investigation begins into her claim that Cuomo made sexual remarks toward her that she interpreted to be advances, as well as into a claim of inappropriate touching and an unsolicited kiss from another former aide.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday afternoon that she received a referral letter from the Cuomo administration, giving her office the authority to move forward with its independent investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment from Bennett and current Manhattan borough president candidate Lindsey Boylan.
Speaking publicly for the first time since The New York Times reported her allegations on Saturday, Bennett responded to the governor’s statement, accusing him of refusing “to acknowledge or take responsibility for his predatory behavior.” “It took the governor 24 hours and significant backlash to allow for a truly independent investigation,” Bennett told The Times, labeling these “the actions of an individual who wields his power to avoid justice.”.
Some of Cuomo’s key financial backers are pausing and reevaluating their support for him amid the probe, according to CNBC. Among those who reevaluated their aid are New York businessman Bernard Schwartz and supermarket chain founder John Catsimatidis, who both said they may walk away from the governor depending on what the investigation reveals.
Lawyers for Ford, who accused Kavanaugh during his Senate confirmation of sexually assaulting her as a teenager, said in a statement Thursday the FBI’s letter demonstrated its investigation was “a sham and a major institutional failure.”.
Seven Senate Democrats led by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday saying the agency's 2018 investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh was clearly “politically constrained by the Trump White House,” based on information the FBI released to Democrats after a nearly two-year delay. ...
Whitehouse asked the Justice Department in March to investigate the FBI’s Kavanaugh probe, asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter to “facilitate proper oversight” over the 2018 investigation and its purported flaws.
The FBI investigated multiple sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh in 2018 during his Senate confirmation process, after Ford and other women came forward with allegations against him as he was being considered for the Supreme Court role.