Members of a niche group of fans for embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are leaving supportive messages on a hotline used for reporting tips about sexual harassment allegations surrounding the governor.
Some members of an online Facebook group called “Women for Governor Cuomo” have said they were flooding the hotline, which was set up by lawyers working for the state Assembly impeachment committee over an investigation into several women’s claims of sexual harassment against the 63-year-old governor.
“Support for the governor is what brought us all together,” Pamela Morley, a moderator for the Facebook group she named, said. She is also treasurer of a smaller group of women raising money to support Cuomo, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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The group is a private fan club of around 1,100 members who are mostly women over the age of 55, and one member has earned gratitude from the governor for her supportive efforts, according to the report.
Some of the women have urged fellow Cuomo fans to call state officials, respond to his accusers on Twitter, and attend rallies contributing thousands of dollars to advertisements supporting the governor. Since allegations of sexual misconduct have come out about Cuomo, more supportive advertisements such as billboards and plane banners have emerged.
The hotline, which was established by law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, has received more than 200 tips relating to Cuomo’s conduct. At least 10 accusers have gone on record with sexual misconduct claims against the governor, including his former aide Lindsey Boylan, who was the governor’s first accuser.
New York state Assemblyman Charles Lavine, who oversees the chamber’s impeachment investigation, declined to comment when asked about the hotline messages that investigators have received by the Wall Street Journal, and he did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner‘s request for comment.
Despite pressure from some members of his own party, the governor has resisted calls to resign because he says he “did not do what has been alleged.”
“I’m not going to resign,” Cuomo said on March 12, adding he was not “elected by the politicians but by the people.” Polling has shown pluralities of New Yorkers do not think Cuomo should resign, though his approval ratings have slid in recent months.
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The governor is also under federal investigation for his handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa acknowledged that the governor’s office hid the state’s nursing home coronavirus death toll out of fear of political retribution from former President Donald Trump.
Cuomo is eligible to seek a fourth term in office in 2022.
