23 August 2021: Cuomo Claims To Be Victim

Disgraced Gov. Andrew Cuomo decries ‘unfair’ treatment as he bids farewell

Andrew M. Cuomo claimed to be the victim of a "political firecracker" in his farewell address as he resigns in disgrace, prematurely choosing to resign rather than face impeachment. In the following excerpt, we've focused on Cuomo's comments related to his newly asserted victim status.

Cuomo started his address by declaring there would be another time to “talk about the truth” before launching into how he believed the handling of allegations leveled against him was “unjust.”

He also insisted that the “intense political pressure and media frenzy” surrounding the allegations had resulted in a “rush to judgment.”

“When government politicizes allegations and the headlines condemn without facts, you undermine the justice system. And that doesn’t serve women, and it doesn’t serve men, or society. Of course, everyone has a right to come forward and we applaud their bravery and courage in doing so,” he said.

“Allegations must still be scrutinized and verified, whether made by a woman or a man, that is our basic justice system.

“Facts still matter.”

He said the AG’s report that triggered his resignation was “designed to be a political firecracker.”

“And it worked. There was a political and media stampede. But the truth will out in time of that, I am confident,” he said.

“I am a fighter and my instinct is to fight this because it is unfair and unjust in my mind, but you also know that I love New York, and I serve you. That is the oath that I took.

“In this moment, I believe the right thing is that my service come first. Prolonging this situation could only cause governmental paralysis. That is just not an option for you and not an option for the state, especially now.”

Left unspoken was Cuomo's dimishing power in the face of the multiple scandals for which he is now under multiple criminal investigations by local, state, and federal prosecutors.

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