NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday refused to answer any questions related to the sexual harassment allegations he is facing, while maintaining President Joe Biden's view of the matter was "consistent with New Yorkers' position," as well as his own.
In a teleconference with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Cuomo said he was "not going to take any questions or have any comments on the review at this time."
"Let the lawyers do their job, and let them conduct a review. And then we can talk about it when we have facts established, or a specific situation relative to the review," he said. "But other than that, I'm going to respect the review, and I won't comment on it or related matters."
Pressed by a reporter to say if any of the allegations former aide Charlotte Bennett lodged against him were accurate, Cuomo doubled down on his remarks.
"As I said, the Assembly has a review going on, on just the questions you asked. And questions like it," he said. "And I won't comment on issues that are subject to the review."
President Biden on Tuesday told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos he thought Cuomo should resign if the New York Attorney General's, separate, independent investigation into the misconduct claims Cuomo is facing verified them.
Biden also said Cuomo would "probably end up being prosecuted" if the investigation found evidence of guilt.
Asked about Biden's remarks by a second reporter on Wednesday, the governor initially said he "[didn't] think that's what President Biden said."
A third reporter then read Biden's remarks to the governor verbatim.
"If you committed a crime, you can be prosecuted, that's true," Cuomo responded. "But what President Biden says is, we should do an investigation."
"I agree with him on that. The people of New York agree with him on that," he added, citing the results of a Siena College Research Institute survey.
"President Biden's position is consistent with New Yorkers' position, is consistent with the Siena poll position, is consistent with my position," he went on to say. "But I'm not going to resign."
