Cuomo reverses course, calls for special investigator amid sexual harassment allegations

BY CAROLINE LINTON
CBS News

Facing mounting political pressure over allegations of sexual harassment, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that he would support the appointment of an independent special investigator to examine the claims against him. Cuomo also issued a number of statements on Sunday, including one in the evening apologizing and saying he “never intended to offend anyone or cause any harm.”

Cuomo, a Democrat, initially called on the state attorney general and the chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals to jointly appoint “an independent and qualified lawyer” to “conduct a thorough review of the matter and issue a public report.”

After he backtracked on his initial request for the investigation, Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement that her office will “will hire a law firm, deputize them as attorneys of our office, and oversee a rigorous and independent investigation.”

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