{"id":198263,"date":"2021-03-10T03:23:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-10-questions-andrew-cuomo-must-answer-goodwin\/"},"modified":"2021-03-10T03:23:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T00:23:36","slug":"the-10-questions-andrew-cuomo-must-answer-goodwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-questions-andrew-cuomo-must-answer-goodwin\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 10 questions Andrew Cuomo must answer: Goodwin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25360cd4957\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25360cd4957\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-questions-andrew-cuomo-must-answer-goodwin\/#Iceberg_dead_ahead\" >Iceberg, dead ahead<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-10-questions-andrew-cuomo-must-answer-goodwin\/#Bidens_disastrous_first_days\" >Biden\u2019s disastrous first days<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The 10 questions Andrew Cuomo must answer: Goodwin<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>To put it kindly, Gov. Cuomo has been on a double-barreled losing streak, one that, in the worst case scenario, threatens to make him unemployed and a criminal defendant. It\u2019s only fair then to acknowledge that he has won a temporary victory on one front.<\/p>\n<p>Desperate to stem the rising tide of legislators calling on him to quit, Cuomo drew a red line, saying there was \u201cno way I resign.\u201d He also reportedly told a legislative leader that lawmakers would have to impeach him to get him out.<\/p>\n<p>He was betting most are not ready to go that far, and he was right, to judge from the lack of blowback. So Cuomo gained some breathing room and could be safe until the lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed by Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James complete their investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment, which might take months.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean he can expect smooth sailing, as became clear Tuesday afternoon when The Albany Times Union reported that a sixth woman, a state employee, had come forward with a new allegation. She reportedly complained to the Attorney General that Cuomo inappropriately touched her during a business meeting at the Executive Mansion.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo, talking to reporters later, said he was \u201cnot aware\u201d of the claim, which seems unlikely, but repeated his insistence that he had \u201cnever touched\u201d anyone inappropriately.<\/p>\n<p>And so it goes as the fight of Cuomo\u2019s life takes on the appearance of a rollercoaster. The governor, who had gone from hiding to apologetic to defiant as the allegations grew, has shifted gears again, and is now seen here, there and everywhere. He aims to change the subject away from the federal probe into nursing home deaths as well as the harassment allegations by trying to show he isn\u2019t distracted. Fat chance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"A person places his red painted hands on a poster of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's book as people gather outside of his NYC office to protest against cuts to healthcare.\" class=\"wp-image-17517264 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-protest.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A person places his red painted hands on a poster of Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s book as people gather outside of his NYC office to protest against cuts to healthcare.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monday he was in Manhattan at the Javits Center, touting a record number of vaccinations over the weekend, and Tuesday he visited a vaccination site in Syracuse. His press office is busy churning out minor releases on various subjects.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also lifting some COVID restrictions and making more New Yorkers eligible for vaccinations. This is what passes for good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> and he\u2019s delighted to deliver it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a strategy with limited potential because the scandals are never far away, even as Cuomo excluded reporters from both events. Then, suddenly Tuesday afternoon, after the Times Union story landed, his office announced that he would hold a question and answer session by phone.<\/p>\n<p>I listened in and the session gave new definition to \u201cbriefing.\u201d As in brief.<\/p>\n<p>He called on only four reporters and his answers were clipped and cleared up nothing. In fact, his curious ducking on two questions about a suspect July report on nursing home deaths actually deepened suspicions about his role.<\/p>\n<p>Asked directly if he had deleted the accurate number of deaths, he unexpectedly turned the microphone over to a lawyer, Beth Garvey. She never answered what if any role Cuomo played and mentioned the federal probe as a reason why she couldn\u2019t give more details.<\/p>\n<p>Her nonanswer, combined with Cuomo\u2019s reputation for micro-managing, leaves me convinced he personally ordered the deletions. Recall that Cuomo has been desperate to deny any responsibility for the nursing home catastrophe, and his refusal to hand over accurate numbers to the Justice Department is how he came to federal prosecutors\u2019 attention in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>In response to other questions about the harassment allegations, the governor again offered generalized and fuzzy denials, while singling out one or two specific claims to deny. Reporters need to sharpen their questions about specific allegations if they want more revealing answers.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a need to focus on the possible connection of the coverup of nursing home deaths to the book Cuomo wrote on COVID leadership and how much he was paid. Especially now that Crown Publishing has said it will not promote, reprint or issue the book in paperback because of the federal probe, the overlap in timing of the coverup and the contract are relevant and need to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>In short, there are lots of unanswered \u2014 and sometimes unasked \u2014 questions piling up.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the top 10 reporters should ask Cuomo when they get the chance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Have you or anyone in your office received a subpoena from federal prosecutors or testified before a grand jury regarding nursing home deaths?<\/li>\n<li>2. Why won\u2019t you release your contract with Crown Publishing and reveal how much you have been paid for your book?<\/li>\n<li>3. A former state employee, Lindsey Boylan, alleges you kissed her on the lips in your office? Did you?<\/li>\n<li>4. Do you have a cigar box given to you by Bill Clinton and, if so, did you show it to Boylan?<\/li>\n<li>5. Boylan released an email from your assistant Stephanie Benton, saying you said Boylan reminded you of Lisa Shields, a former girlfriend, and that Boylan could be her better looking sister. Did you say that to Benton and instruct her to send such an email?<\/li>\n<li>6. Did you ever call Boylan \u201cLisa\u201d in front of colleagues?<\/li>\n<li>7. Did you ask former New York State employee Charlotte Bennett if she ever had sex with older men?<\/li>\n<li>8. Did you tell Bennett that you were open to having a relationship with a woman above the age of 22?<\/li>\n<li>9. When and how did you first learn that Bennett had reported your behavior to Jill DesRosiers and Judith Mogul?<\/li>\n<li>10. Did Stephanie Benton or anyone in your office take the state\u2019s mandated training for sexual harassment on your behalf?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best questions have the advantage of brevity and directness. Those on the harassment allegations track precise claims the women have made publicly that Cuomo has not answered.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"In this image taken from video from the Office of the NY Governor, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, March 3, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-17517277 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-presser.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-presser.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-presser.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-presser.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/Cuomo-presser.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Six different women have come forward with sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Office of the NY Governor via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finally, a reminder to all reporters: There is no such thing as a dumb question. There are only dumb answers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Iceberg_dead_ahead\"><\/span>Iceberg, dead ahead<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An over the transom quiz from a reader: What\u2019s the difference between Andrew Cuomo and the Titanic?<\/p>\n<p>The Titanic had a band.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bidens_disastrous_first_days\"><\/span>Biden\u2019s disastrous first days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Edwin Schindler neatly sums up much of the mayhem already caused by the Joe Biden presidency, writing:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, the laid-off Keystone Pipeline workers will be helped by red state governors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, Israel can defend itself, even if it means destroying much of Iran using advanced conventional weapons and F-35s, or using nukes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray that the illegals overrunning the southern border kill no Americans, though this seems unlikely. Instead, hope that the damage is limited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the suburban moms in blue states who refused to vote for Donald Trump because they did not approve of his tweets, nothing makes me happier than watching them tear their hair out as their kids are shut out of school by Biden and the teachers unions, while Neanderthal-backward red states have had their schools open for months!\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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