Governor Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, resigns

https://nypost.com ^ | August 8, 2021 | 9:44pm | Updated | By Carl Campanile and Patrick Reilly

[Red Badger]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s longtime secretary and confidante, Melissa DeRosa — depicted as the governor’s enabler and enforcer in covering up his sexual abuses in the state attorney general’s probe — resigned from her post Sunday evening.

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the past 10 years,” she said in a statement. “New Yorkers’ resilience, strength, and optimism through the most difficult times has inspired me everyday. Personally, the past 2 years have been emotionally and mentally trying. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state.”

DeRosa was mentioned 187 times in the 168-page investigative report by Attorney General Letitia James into 11 sexual assault accusations against the three-term governor, which confirmed Cuomo has engaged in “unwanted groping, kissing, hugging and making inappropriate comments,” James said.

[newfreep]

Cuomo gets a free pass on his serial killings...but gets taken down in the sex stuff.

Kinda like Capone on his tax cheating bit not his murders.

[shanover]

Some will climb the ladder at ALL cost and will go all the way like a certain VP or decide it’s time to cry foul for whatever reason. If Cuomo were headed to possible candidate for prez,these women would still be riding it.

[cgbg]

you don’t need to stay in a place where that stuff goes on or is expected.

That is valid--and I agree that it is reasonable to question a woman's motivation if she sticks around after the harassment.

At the end of the day it depends on what other options are available...

..but I believe that for the most part these decisions are almost always based on personal considerations and not political ones.

[Dutch Boy]

The only thing that changed for Cuomo was that the curtain of protection was lifted.