Biden comments on Cuomo allegations in new interview

Biden comments on Cuomo allegations in new interview

FILE - This photo from Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, shows President Joe Biden, center, as a presidential candidate walking with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., after arriving for a ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Senate Majority Leader Schumer declined to comment on Cuomo's crisis on Friday, as he stood alongside Biden in a Rose Garden ceremony celebrating the passage of the Democrat-backed $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign if the state attorney general’s investigation confirms the sexual harassment allegations against him. Biden made the remarks in an interview with ABC News that is scheduled to air Wednesday morning. When asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos if the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should Cuomo resign, Biden said “yes,” adding, “I think he’d probably end up being prosecuted, too.” Cuomo is facing allegations that he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward multiple women, including several former staffers. He has denied touching any women inappropriately.

 

Photo: FILE – This photo from Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, shows President Joe Biden, center, as a presidential candidate walking with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., after arriving for a ceremony marking the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)