I realize there are complaints about the New York Governor that very determined people want to resolve with a resignation. I don't think Governor Cuomo is going to resign.
He asked a state government official, Larry Schwartz (click here), to talk to county supervisors to find out if there was still confidence in the ability of Governor Cuomo to lead the state. The county supervisors stated they have no problem with the Governor remaining in office and Mayor de Blasio is asking for an investigation.
Given that Governor Cuomo didn't conduct the survey of the county supervisors, it is safe to say he wasn't interested in leveraging power over them, but, rather seek the true opinion of those leading the counties in New York State. I think Mr. Schwartz is an honest man. If the Governor had conducted the survey himself it is easily stated as a method of corruption. That didn't happen. I think to some extent given the rise in complaints to sway public opinion or maybe to give voice to public opinion the survey was a prudent measure to find out the extent if any confidence in the Governor was waning. It is not. For that reason alone I sincerely believe he will not resign.
It is a legitimate concern to find out if members of the Cuomo family were positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. He is the Governor and his family and others that come in close contact with him need to be known if they were positive for the virus.
Did Trump, his staff, and his family not get tested regularly. He stated they were tested daily. What is the problem here? I don't get it. The article from The Washington Post does not state who "the connected people" were. I can't comment on unknown facts.
I might point out, if memory serves me well, that Chris Cuomo contracted the virus and was quarantined in his basement to prevent his family from exposure. So, I really don't get it when it comes to testing the Cuomo family. I was surprised this was even an issue.
The harassment allegations have nothing to do with the testing of people for the virus surrounding the Governor.
By Josh Dawsey, Amy Brittain and Sarah Ellison
As the coronavirus pandemic (click here) swept through New York early last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration arranged for his family members and other well-connected figures to have special access to state-administered coronavirus tests, dispatching a top state doctor and other state health officials to their homes, according to three people with direct knowledge of the effort.
As part of the program, a state lab immediately processed the results of those who were tested, the people said, even as average New Yorkers were struggling to get tested in the early days of the pandemic because of a scarcity of resources. Initially, the lab was capable of running only several hundred tests a day for a state with 19 million residents.
The use of state resources to benefit people close to the governor raises serious ethical questions, experts said. New York law prohibits state officials from using their positions to secure privileges for themselves or others....
