NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Attorney General Letitia James said Friday she will not respond to "baseless attacks" on her office's "exhaustive" investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's alleged sexual misconduct after his attorney Rita Glavin said she will request that James amend her report.
"Given the multiple, ongoing criminal investigations into the governor's conduct, it would not be appropriate to respond further to these baseless attacks," James said in a statement. "The 168-page report and additional 486 pages of exhibits clearly corroborate the experiences of the complainants, yet the governor and his aides continue to undermine those who seek to expose this dangerous conduct."
Speaking at a virtual briefing days before Cuomo is set to step down over the report, Glavin questioned the fairness and accuracy of its findings and said it must include evidence favorable to the governor.
However, James responded to Glavin's claims arguing that her office "cannot allow survivors of sexual harassment to be further traumatized by these continued attacks, lies, and conspiracy theories."
Glavin said she planned to submit a letter to James "requesting that she correct and that she supplement" the report, which concluded the governor sexually harassed 11 women.
Glavin will also submit her concerns with the report to the state Assembly Judiciary Committee, which is reviewing evidence from the AG before issuing its own report.
"I believe that to the extent that the New York State Assembly, or any other government entity, will be relying on that Aug. 3 report to make decisions, to make findings, it is incumbent upon the chief legal officer of our state to make corrections, include material omissions and supplement the record with information that bears directly on a number of the findings that were included in that report," Glavin said.
In her video briefing, Glavin again questioned several women's accusations against the governor. She also said the AG's report does not identify some witnesses, including former and current Executive Chamber staff who denied witnessing or experiencing sexual or inappropriate conduct by the governor.
Cuomo announced earlier this month that he would resign in the wake of the AG's report, though he has denied the most serious allegations outlined in it and said some of his actions were misconstrued or misunderstood.
A moving van was at the governor's mansion in Albany on Friday and workers were seen carrying out boxes and artwork as Cuomo prepared for his last day in office on Monday. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul takes office on Tuesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
