Gov. Cuomo faces calls to resign from lawmakers after 3rd woman comes forward
ABC News ^ | March 2, 2021, 1:06 PM | Marlene Lenthang
Posted on 3/2/2021, 1:35:28 PM by conservative98
Rep. Kathleen Rice has become the first New York Democrat in Congress to join mounting calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after three women accused him of offensive behavior.
"The time has come. The Governor must resign," Rice, a former district attorney, tweeted Monday night.
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Rice was once a close ally of Cuomo's. In the 2010 race for state attorney general, Rice was widely believed to be Cuomo's preferred pick for the role, but he ended up endorsing her opponent, Eric Schneiderman, right before the primary. In 2013, Rice was appointed by Cuomo as one of the three-co-chairs of the Moreland Commission to look into public corruption. She stepped down one year later after announcing her run for Congress.
Rice joins a number of Democratic lawmakers from the state's legislature denouncing Cuomo's actions in wake of the third accusation.
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