纽约州长安德鲁·科莫(Andrew Cuomo)周五下午加倍努力为自己辩护，他说，尽管州和国家立法者因性行为不当指控而要求离职的呼声越来越高，“我不会辞职。”
这位三届任期的民主党人似乎成为了一场有组织的罢工的目标纽约国会代表团的12名成员他在周五同时要求辞职。
他对这一要求置之不理，在周五的电话会议上表示，他“没有做被多名女性指控的事情”。
库莫说:“女性有权站出来表达自己的意见，我对此表示鼓励。“但我也想明确一点:真相还是有问题的。我没有做被指控的事情。”
科莫抨击了包括众议员亚历山大·奥卡西奥-科尔特斯、孟昭文、蒙代尔·琼斯、众议员杰里·纳德勒和贾马尔·鲍曼在内的政界人士，他们分享了支持他离任的声明，称此举“鲁莽”，是在不知情的情况下“取消文化”的低头。
他敦促公众等待州总检察长的调查和州议会弹劾调查的结果，然后再做出判决。
“我一生都在公众的视野中。我的整个人生，都在公众的监督之下——从我23岁开始，我为父亲竞选。纽约人了解我。等待事实，”科莫说。"没有事实根据的意见是不负责任的。"
到目前为止，要求他辞职的纽约国会议员包括阿德里亚诺·埃斯佩莱特、尼迪亚·贝拉斯克斯、卡罗琳·马洛尼、伊维特·克拉克、安东尼奥·德尔加多和凯瑟琳·赖斯。
至少六个女人包括几名以前为州长工作的人在内，都指责科莫的行为不当和不必要的推进。
他们是:36岁的林赛·博伊兰;夏洛特·贝内特，25岁;安娜·鲁奇，33岁;凯伦·辛顿;安娜·利斯;第六个不知名的女人，她的报道由奥尔巴尼时报联盟本周。
科莫周五表示，他不会猜测指控者的动机，但他表示“很多人出于很多原因指控很多事情。”
他特别提到了第六个原告，说“最后一个指控是不真实的”，指的是那个不知名的女人。据该报报道，去年年底，这名妇女以电话问题为幌子被传唤到行政大楼，据称库莫随后对她进行了乱摸。
库莫说:“我没有过不合适的性关系。
'I will not resign': Cuomo responds to calls step down over sexual misconduct claims
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doubled down on defending himself Friday afternoon, saying, despite mounting calls from state and national lawmakers to leave office over sexual misconduct allegations, "I will not resign."
The three-term Democrat was targeted in what appeared to be a coordinated strike by12 members of the New York Congressional delegationwho simultaneously called for his resignation on Friday.
He brushed aside that demand, saying during a Friday teleconference that he "did not do what has been alleged" by multiple women.
"Women have the right to come forward and be heard, and I encourage that," Cuomo said. "But I also want to be clear: There is still a question of the truth. I did not do what has been alleged."
Cuomo bashed politicians, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Grace Meng, Mondaire Jones, Rep. Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman, who shared statements supporting that he leave office, calling the move "reckless" and a bow to "cancel culture" without knowing the facts.
He urged the public to wait for the result of the state attorney general's investigation and the state Assembly's impeachment investigation before casting judgement.
"I have been in the public eye my entire life. My entire life, I have been under public scrutiny -- since I was 23 years old and ran my father's campaign. New Yorkers know me. Wait for the facts," Cuomo said. "An opinion without facts is irresponsible."
So far, New York Congress members who have called for his resignation include Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clark, Antonio Delgado and Kathleen Rice.
At leastsix women, including several who previously worked for the governor, have accused Cuomo of inappropriate behavior and unwanted advances.
They are: Lindsey Boylan, 36; Charlotte Bennett, 25; Anna Ruch, 33; Karen Hinton; Ana Liss; and a sixth unknown woman whose account was published by theAlbany Times-Unionthis week.
Cuomo said Friday he would not speculate on the motives of his accusers, but he said "a lot of people allege a lot of things for a lot of reasons."
He specifically addressed the sixth accuser, saying, "the last allegation is not true," referring to the unnamed woman. According to the paper, the woman was summoned to the executive mansion late last year under the guise of a telephone issue and Cuomo then allegedly groped her.
"I have not had a sexual relationship that was inappropriate, period," Cuomo said.
