the governor's relationship with charlotte bennett, he actually cared for her a great deal. e was no romantic interest. miss bennett's experience that she shared with him one day was -- and i'm going to be careful here -- it was eerily, eerily similar to a very, very close family member of the governor who is the same age as charlotte bennett. he would not have said to charlotte bennett that he would date someone as young as 22. what the governor told the attorney general's office is that miss bennett, around the time at the beginning of covid when he was giving the briefings and he was getting all types of propositions from women on social media, miss bennett came to his office and said that she had been looking at his social media accounts and all these women want to date you. this was a running joke not only within the governor's in my but amongst his staff. this is when they were calling people cuomo-sexuals. the governor would joke about it, find me a candidate, find me a good one, not in the sense that he wanted to date charlotte bennett, who he was concerned about for

what exactly is charlotte bennett saying?y, but she feels vindicated and it was validating. she also weighed in on what the governor had to say. >> he's trying to justify himself by making me out to be someone who can't tell the difference between sexual harassment and mentorship. we have a report. we have the facts. the governor broke federal and state law when he sexually harassed me and current and former staffers, and if he's not willing to step down, then we have a responsibility to act and impeach him. he sexually harassed me. i am not confused. it is not confusing. i am living in reality, and it's sad to see that he's not. >> at one point he said that he was trying to help you work through a difficult time. did that seem like that was his intention? >> no. his intention was trying to sleep with me. >> charlotte bennett also went on to say she talked about the video, the taped statement the governor put out today. she called it in her words a propaganda video. in her estimation, he was only doing it, wolf, to protect he

that is just not who i am. >> reporter: charlotte bennett was a former aide. last year, as the governor and bennett discussed her experience as a sexual assault survivor, cuomo kept repeating, "you were raped. you were raped and abused and assaulted," making her feel as if he was testing her. >> i have heard charlotte and her lawyer, and i understand what they are saying. but they read into comments that i made and draw inferences that i never meant. >> reporter: now the political pressure on cuomo is building. >> if he doesn't resign, do you believe he should be impeached and removed from office? >> let's take one thing at a time here. i think he should resign. >> reporter: and he's using a photo of you embracing him in his self-defense to say that these are commonplace kind of embraces that he made and the allegations against him. do you condone that? >> i'm sure there are some embraces that were totally innocent, but, apparently, the attorney general decided there were things that weren't. >> reporter: and tonight, the entire new york congressional delegatio

this was exemplified by the handling of charlotte bennett's complaint. in june of 2020, ms. governor's chief of staff about recent conversations of a sexual nature that were so uncomfortable that she no longer wanted to interact with the governor. the chief of staff relayed ms. bennett's complaints to others in the governor's inner circle and transferred ms. bennett within days. two weeks later, the chief of staff and a special counsel spoke with ms. bennett, who detailed interactions with the governor that went back to may of 2019. the chief of staff and special counsel both found ms. bennett to be credible. the chief of staff consulted with the special counsel and with melissa derosa, the secretary to the governor. and they decided they did not need to report this to the governor's office of employee relations, goer, or conduct any meaningful investigation. they simply moved ms. bennett and instituted a policy of not having a junior staffer be alone with the governor. and even that, they said, was to protect the governor. that response we find was a violation of the execut

she specifically referenced charlotte bennett.she detailed what she experienced, the conversations she experienced with the governor where she talked about how he asked her about her experience as a survivor of sexual assault and asked her about the details of that experience. talked to her about how he was lonely. how he would like a girlfriend. talked specifically about the age of a woman he would feel comfortable being with, saying that was about 22. she was 25 at the time. ann clark just saying it was almost as if she was taking not just notes but in realtime talking and texting about her conversations with the governor. why that made her feel uncomfortable. what she felt was inappropriate in the texts in the conversations. she brought it to the chief of staff, and that what she had told the media really was backed up by all of these other reports. so the detail not only of these allegations, but, again, kate, of the support that they found in terms of that evidence. i mean, that really, too, is what they were pointing to, tal

joining us now for an exclusive interview is charlotte bennett, the former aide that the governor singled out today. charlotte, thank you for being here. >> thanks you for having me. >> o'donnell: the new york attorney general said multiple times today that she believes you and the other women mentioned in this report. what does that mean to you? >> today was so validating and really emotional, and i feel vindicated. it's been a long day, but i'm proud to be a new yorker right now. >> o'donnell: the governor admitted that he asked you questions that he doesn't normally ask people because you told him you are a survivor of sexual assault. do you think he's gaslighting you? >> absolutely. he is trying to justify himself by making me out to be someone who can't tell the difference between sexual harassment and mentorship. we have a report. we have the facts. the governor broke federal and state law when he sexually harassed me and current and former staffers. and if he's not willing to step down, then we have a responsibility to act and impeach him. he sexually harassed me. i am not confused

charlotte bennett, first told her story to the new york times in february. she then did an extensive interview with cbs news. she was very clear when she told her story. in her words, she said she felt the governor was grooming her. he talked about why he asked her about her history. she's a sexual assault survivor. she said she found the questions uncomfortable. he was asking detailed questions in the taped statement we saw. he was saying that was because maybe he had gone a little bit too far, but because there was experience with that in his own family, he was genuinely interested. she made it very clear, this made her feel incredibly uncomfortable. she said some of the other questions that he would ask really, again, she said she felt he was grooming her. she felt, and i'm paraphrasing, but she felt he was essentially propositioning her in some way. when it comes to her account as one of the 11 complain nants, what we heard today from the independent investigators is she and all of them, all 11 women were credible. that they are to be believed. in fact,

charlotte bennett, the complainant as ms. clark mentioned who was transferred after she reported inappropriate comments by the governor to senior staff, summarized her experience in a text message as follows quote, the verbal abuse, intimidation, and living in constant fear were all horribly toxic, dehumanizing and traumatizing. and then he came on to me. i was scared to imagine what would happen if i rejected him. so i disappeared instead. my time in public service ended because he was bored and lonely. it still breaks my heart. that's a quote from a text that ms. bennett wrote. the culture, this culture made it all the more difficult, if not impossible, for complainants to report the harassment from which they were suffering particularly when the harasser was the governor of the state of new york. but one-by-one, one courageous woman after another stepped forward. they stepped forward to say enough is enough. they came forward in our investigation to tell us about their experiences, the harassment they suffered at the hands

complaint that has been made that bothered me most, that was a complaint made by a young woman, charlotte bennett, who worked in my office and it is important to me that you fully understand the situation. charlotte worked in my office last year as an assistant. she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we made in fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it had effected her. i could see her pain. people now ask me why as i even talking to this young woman if i knew she was dealing with such issues. why did i even engage with her. that is the obvious and fair question. and one i have thought a lot about. the truth is that her story resonated deeply with me. i had heard the same story before with the same ugliness, the same injustice, the same damage. not only had i heard the story before, i had lived with the story before. my own family member is a survivor of sexual assaul

charlotte bennett, the complainant ms. clark mentioned, who was transferred after she reported inappropriate comments to senior staff, and in text messages, dehumanizing, traumatizing. then he came on to me. i was scared to imagine what would happen if i rejected him, so i disappeared instead. my time in public service ended because he was bored and lonely. it still breaks my heart. that's a quote from a text that ms. bennett wrote. the culture, this culture made it all the more difficult if not impossible for complainants to report the harassment for which they were suffering, particularly when the harasser was the governor of the state of new york. one courageous woman after another stepped forward, stepped forward to say enough is enough. they came forward in our investigation to tell us about their experiences, the harassment they suffered at the hands of the governor. in our report, we used their words, and their words, so long silenced, speak loudly for themselves. these brave women stepped forward to speak truth to

also addressing charlotte bennett's claim specifically, she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made and fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it affected her. charlotte was angered by the governor's words. he started asking questions about, you know, my sex life and if i was monogamous and if i could have effects healthy sexual relationship, he is victim blaming. and he's also making a really insulting and painfully inaccurate and situation that someone who is traumatized from the past experience cannot discern the difference between mentorship and sexual harassment. bennett tourneys, as the governor may have put himself in a difficult position, possibly needing to retract those public statements. and if he knowledge of the statements, especially the ones he made concerning. charlotte bennett, he's essentially a betting that violated in new york. as a discrimination on an organization of one

complaint that has been made that bothered me most that was a complaint made by a young woman charlotte bennett worked in my office. and it's important to me that you fully understand the situation. charlotte worked in my office last year as an assistant, she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made in fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it had affected her. i could see her pain. people now ask me, why was i even talking to this young woman if i knew she was dealing with such issues? why did i even engage with her? that is the obvious question and one i have thought a lot about. at the truth is that her story resignation dated deeply with me. i had heard the same story before with the same ugliness, the same injustice, the same damage, not only had i heard the story before, i had lived with the story before. my own family member is a survivor of sexual assa

i do know that charlotte bennett at this point is very focused on the impeachment, not on any sort of also important to consider are the criminal allegations that you mentioned earlier. there now are a number of district attorney's offices that are looking into possible criminality that happened in their jurisdiction. >> you know, zerlina, there's a marist poll out that shows a majority of new yorkers want cuomo to resign. 59% of adults, 52% of registered democrats. clearly they saw, they have been paying attention and saw the press conference yesterday. now, have a listen to greg kelly, who i used to know when i was in new york. just have a listen to him and what he had to say about governor cuomo, what's happening to him. >> mob mentality has formed yet again around andrew cuomo this time. i'm not buying it. there's a lot of reasons to not like this guy, okay, and i am not a fan anymore. but he's no sexual predator, all right? and what is said about him can be said about a lot of people actually. and i've been around long enough and i know stuff that happens. i can see a freaking wi

cuomo specifically addressing two of his accusers, including bennett. >> i have heard charlotte and herand what they are saying. but they read into comments that i made and draw inferences that i never meant. charlotte, i want you to know that i am truly and deeply sorry. >> reporter: just tonight, bennett responding telling cbs evening news anchor cora owe dun that -- >> he sexually harassed me. i am not confused. it is not confusing. i am living in reality. it's sad to see that he's not. >> reporter: while the a.g.'s findings do not come with charge, the albany county district attorney has requested their material and for more women to come forward. the state assembly that could impeach him has launched an examination. >> what new york attorney general laticia james said was this report was the end of the line for her office. but that the women involved could file civil lawsuits against the governor or ask for prosecutors in the state to file criminal charges where appropriate. >> reporter: and for the women at the heart of this investigation, perhaps today signals a sea change and a

it was -- you know, it was actually what charlotte bennett has said. it was propaganda, and it is a way to hurt and continue to hurt the people that he's already hurt. and i think that, you know, we have to stop it, right? this is a powerful man who used his power to sexually harass, grope, and intimidate women who worked for him. my heart goes out to all of the women who told their stories. my heart goes out to those who are still remaining silent, some of whom i know. >> thank you so much. i really appreciate you appearing on the program. be well. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> the fight for the future of the democratic party heating up tonight in ohio. cnn projects moderate shontel brown has won over progressive candidate nina turner. is it a sign of things to come? age before beauty? why not both? visibly diminish wrinkled skin in... crepe corrector lotion... only from gold bond. most bladder leak pads were similar. until always discreet invented a pad that protects differently. with two rapiddry layers. for strong protection, that's alway

one of them, charlotte bennett who posted quite clearly, resign, new york governor cuomo, on twitter.ment, you saw from governor cuomo, he directly addressed charlotte bennett and spoke to her directly. he apology ied but then went on to say he heard charlotte bennett and her attorney but they had misunderstood his words. and in his estimation, they were hearing things that he didn't really say, that weren't really there. we also got reaction to that. what we heard from governor cuomo earlier. deborah katz, the attorney for charlotte bennett saying clearly the governor has a serious problem with the truth. we're also getting reaction from the lieutenant governor of new york, who said in a statement, i believe these brave women and admire their courage coming forward. going on, as you see here, sexual harassment is unacceptable in any workplace, noting no one is above the law and certainly not -- it is unacceptable in any workplace and certainly not in public service. as you pointed out, we are hearing from lawmakers at the state level. we hearing from folks in washington. the governor

exactly what charlotte bennett said. it is propaganda and it's a way to hurt and continue to lurt the people that he hurt. and i think that, you know, we have to stop it. this is a powerful man who used to power to sexually harass, grope, and intimidate women who work for them. my heart goes out to the women who tell their stories and my heart goes out to the women who are still telling their stories. >> elaine, thank you so much. i really appreciate you appearing on the program. be well. >> thank you so much for having me. >>> the fight for the future of the democratic party heating up in ohio. cnn projects that shontal brown has won over nina turner. is it a sign of things to come? oh no... i thought i just ordered tacos. nope!... ramen... burgers... milk from the store, and... ...cookies? wha, me hungry! here, i'll call some friends to help us eat. yeah, that good idea. get more from your neighborhood. hey yo, grover! doordash. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ you need an ecolab scientific clean here. a

in charlotte bennett, the former top aide to mr. cuomo saying that the way he was repeating, you were raped and abused and attacked and assaulted and betrayed while looking at me in the eyes was something out of a horror movie. it was like he was tting me. and then the former state economic development official who said, i've been sexually harassed throughout my career, but not in a way where the whole environment was set up to feed the predator. this and every interaction i had with the governor and the culture felt like it was all to feed the predator. let me go to charlotte bennett who i quoted before who told cbs news anchor nor o'donnell that the governor repeatedly talked about the aault. >> he asked ifge dference mattered. he elainedhat he w fine th anye over 22. >>ow old are y? >> 25. >> what aryou thinkg as he's askingou the questio? >> ihought, 's ying to sleep wi me. thgovernor itrying tsleep th me. d i'm deeplyncomfoable. and i have to get out of this room as soon as possible. amy: that interview conducted in march. juli

>> yeah. >> that was charlotte bennett, of course, talking to norah o'donnell on cbs. lisa green, these women have options. they can sue. what about any actions that might be taken against the officials in his inner circle, these top officials who in some ways and i don't know what the legal term is, not carried out any duties. is there any action on which they would be vulnerable? >> yeah. without having studied it in detail it seems to me that some of them might have some liability based on some of the laws that he just discussed, but again, as pete says that's a high bar and so far, none of the women have come out individually to make any complaints, complaints that they're entitled to make under the law either civilly or in the case of inappropriate touching criminally. so i'm sure there's a lot of disquiet in the governor's offices right now as these officials who are named and described as being accessories, if you will, to this harassment and not in the legal term are wondering if the shoe will drop. >> governor cuomo said new yorkers would be shocked if they kn

the governor crossed the line many times when speaking with charlotte bennett. he told her he was lonely and wanted to be touched. >> those findings open up cuomo to possible impeachment and even prosecution. but bear this in mind, because this was a civil investigation, any decision on criminal charges must be left to law enforcement agencies. and, in fact, the albany county district attorney today announced they have an ongoing investigation into cuomo's conduct. for months cuomo has denied any wrongdoing, and he did so again in a pretaped address that he released after the a.g.'s findings were made public today. >> i want you to know directly from me that i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. that is just not who i am. and that's not who i have ever been. >> in a signal that he won't go quietly, cuomo and his attorneys released an 85-page rebuttal. i'm not sure if that's going to help him. what's worse than an executive? one with no friends. maya wiley is a former candidate for new york, and a former special advisor to

. >> this morning one of his accuser, charlotte bennett, reacted to that video. >> it wasn't an apologyhe didn't take accountability for his actions. he can't once apologize and then say he didn't do anything wrong. he blamed me and said i simply misinterpreted what he had said, but his line of questioning was not appropriate. he was coming on to me and he insinuated that survivors of trauma and sexual assault can't tell the difference between mentorship and leadership and sexual harassment itself. >> joining me to discuss is democratic new york state senator, al less sandra bee atity. thanks for taking the time this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> you have called, as many democrats have, for the governor to resign. he is refusing to do so. if he does not resign, should he be impeached and removed from office? >> yes, he should. i want to say i have been calling for the governor to resign since the early part of the spring for many different reasons, including because he has fostered and upheld a toxic work environment, but also the way he handled the nursing home crisis. the at

. >> reporter: charlotte bennett got a lot of attention, she called that taped statement a propagandaly in new york state as it does in congress where is state assembly indicts and the senate votes to convict and remove. >> reporter: they need two thirds for that to pass. we know that two thirds of new york state senators are calling on him to resign. >> erica hill, thank you. >>> cnn concerned 61 members of the new york state assembly want impeachment articles. 43 are prepared to vote in favor to impeach. joining me now is shelly mayor. thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> you called this report yesterday a damning indictment of the conduct and culture of the governor and his executive team. based on what you saw in the report, does this look like criminal behavior by the governor? >> i think the attorney general was right and she said that the review of the criminal behavior will be by district attorneys and the district attorney of the county has requested the documents and will do a review. i will defer to the district attorneys. my view as a legislature is the

we'll speak with charlotte bennett. president biden, house speaker nancy pelosi is leading the list calling on him to step down. erielle reshef is on the scene in albany, new york, with the latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. that sweeping 165-page report includes searing testimony from those 11 women. governor cuomo denying any sexual misconduct accusing investigators of weaponizing his everyday interactions. this morning, pressure mounting on new york governor andrew cuomo to resign. >> i think he should resign. i understand that the state legislature may decide to impeach. >> reporter: president biden calling for him to step down after new york attorney general letitia james' investigation concluded cuomo sexually harassed multiple women violating federal and state laws. >> what this investigation revealed was a disturbing pattern of conduct. i believe women and i believe these 11 women. >> reporter: prosecutors laying out their findings in a press conference tuesday morning, sayi

and then there was charlotte bennett. an executive assistant who confided to cuomo last year that she had been sexually assaulted in college. he allegedly asked her to describe what happened and investigators say it didn't stop there. bennett filed a complaint, but the governor's staff allegedly buried it and she ended up leaving her job. today, cuomo claimed he was only trying to counsel her because he has a close relative who was also sexually assaulted. >> i thought i could help her work through a difficult time. i did ask her questions i don't normally ask people. i did ask her how she was doing and how she was feeling. and i did ask questions to try and see if she had positive, supportive dating relationships. >> reporter: the governor declaring the investigation does a disservice to, quote, legitimate sexual harassment victims. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. >> reporter: in a highly produced video, he showed pictures of himself hugging various people and of politicia

charlotte bennett texted, something just happened and i can't even type it out. going to burst into tears. yes, i'm shaking, i'm so upset and so confused. in his video statement today, governor cuomo said he was only trying to be helpful to charlotte bennett after she confided in him about having been a victim much sexual assault. tonight norah o'donnell asked charlotte bennett about that on cbs. >> do you think he is gaslighting you? >> absolutely. he is trying to justify himself by making me out to be someone who can't tell the difference between sexual harassment and mentorship. he sexually harassed me. i am not confused. it is not confusing it. i am living in reality and it's sad to see that he is not. >> and at one point he said he was trying to help you work through a difficult time. did that seem like that was his intention? >> no. his intention was trying to sleep with me. >> today the attorney general's investigators said this about the possibility of criminal charges against the governor. >> i will state that it's our understanding that for the young wo

we've got the new york state attorney general and one of his accusers, the attorney for charlotte bennettnow firing back as governor cuomo's attorneys today tried to attack the investigation that found he sexually harassed 11 women. this is the same investigation that cuomo got in trouble for for trying to common deer and micromanage from the start. his team also attacking a former aide who filed the first criminal complaint against cuomo. legal observers warn this is a story about about raw power and the abuse of power. joining us tonight, former federal prosecutor jim trusty, dr. marty makary, former i.c.e. acting director tom homan, congressman rick crawword, daryl -- crawford, daryl ice a saw and joe concha. -- darrell issa. that aide who filed the first criminal complaint says she will take a polygraph test if cuomo will too. he's not answering that. this after cuomo demanded justice brett kavanaugh take a polygraph. also we've got this story, the white house now playing hardball, considering withholding federal dollars and using regulatory powers to get more people vaccinated by pri

. >> charlotte bennett tweeting resign. in a message governor cuomo denied the allegations. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. >> cuomo's lawyer released a 85 page rebuttal to the independent investigation. the vast majority included page after page of dozens of photos showing cuomo hugging and kissing people and politicians, claiming his accusers are unfairly characterizing and weaponizing his everyday interactions. >> i am 63 years old. i have lived my entire adult life in public view. that is just not who i am. and that's not who i have ever been. >> cuomo then characterized the investigation as a political witch-hunt. >> politics. >> bricks and bias are interwoven throughout every aspect of this investigation. >> undermine and politicize the investigation offensive. >> i support their work, will defend their work, and i believe he is -- >> hands in the democratic controlled assembly looking into possible impeachment. >> breaking tonight new york state speaker charles hasty t

and if he knowledge of the statements, especially the ones he made concerning. charlotte bennett, he's essentially a betting that violated in new york discrimination. an organization of one time legislative staffers, harassment from their former bosses' is speaking out against como scene. he das, sliding to complicate the facts. and the fact is, everything that these courageous women told us months ago, that was finally corroborated by 163 page report. after speaking to almost 200 people and tens of thousands of documents that were received. the facts are that governor cuomo broke both state and federal ball by sexually harassing multiple people. aside from the women other democratic politicians, including president biden and senator chuck schumer are calling for como to resign . schumer saying, homeless actions were disturbing and unacceptable. no elected official is above the law. the people of new york deserve better leadership in the governor's office. we continue to believe that the governor should resign, comma has also stated new sexual harassment training will be implemented fo

that was a complaint made by a young woman, charlotte bennett, who worked in my office. and it's important to me that you fully understand the situation. charlotte worked in my office last year as an assistant. she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made in fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it affected her. i could see her pain. people now ask me, why was i even talking to this young woman? if i knew she was dealing with such issues, why did i even engage with her? that is the obvious and fair question, and one i have thought a lot about. the truth is that her story resonated deeply with me. i had heard the same story before with the same ugliness, the same injustice, the same damage. not only had i heard this story before, i had lived with this story before. my own family member is a survivor of sexual assault in high school. i ha

impeach the governor because he clearly cannot accept responsibility for any of his behavior. charlotte bennett is one of at least 11 come all accusers claiming to be sexually harassed by the new york governor. some are sharing their story while others are remaining anonymous. on tuesday the attorney general announced finding that found como did indeed sexually harassing stuff investigation with conducted by 2 outside lawyers. they say the comb administration was a hostile work environment and then it was rife with fear and intimidation. como is denying all those claims. there is another complaint i want to address from a woman in my office who said that i groped her in my home office. let me be clear that never happened promo. also addressing charlotte ben. it's claim specifically. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made and fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it is affected her. charlotte was a

and then there was charlotte bennett. an executive assistant who confided in cuomo last year that she had been sexually assaulted in college. he allegedly asked her to describe what happened and investigators say it didn't stop there. >> he told her that he was lonely and wanted to be touched. he asked her if she was monogamous and what she thought about monogamy. he speculated on how her history as a sexual saugs survivor might effect her romantic life. he told her she looked like daisy duke. he suggested she got a tattoo she was con tam platemplating o butt. and asked her if she had any piercings anywhere other than her ears. >> reporter: bennett filed a complaint but the governor's staff allegedly buried it and she ended up leaving her job. today, cuomo claimed he was only trying to counsel her because he has a close relative who was also sexually assaulted. >> i thought i could help her work through a difficult time. i did ask her questions i don't normally ask people. i did ask her how she was doing and how she was f

howie: speaking of women who came forward and they were brave, charlotte bennett first spoke to the newk times and cbs and we heard her saying the governor is lying, said in another interview he was out of touch with reality a. that got a lot of media attention in terms of reaction from one of the accuser herself. >> bennett addressed the video calling it fake, saying it was inappropriate, unnecessary, and i believe in her words downright weird. look, you have a governor who almost two years to the day signed a law, the strongest law in any state in the united states, to help women file claims of sexual harassment and now we're learning from this report that a day later he harasses a state trooper, according to latisha james' report. the larger point to be made i think weekly is that this was a taxpayer funded video which charlotte bennett called, quote, propaganda, in which the governor continues to call her a liar in the video. so i mean, it's a continuation i think of what the report laid out as egregious aggression. howie: even the liberal talking points of memo said cuomo wants you

charlotte bennett talked to people and texted people contemporaneously. some of her texts were practically in real time. >> reporter: charlotte bennett, a former aide and health policy adviser to the governor first told her story to the "new york times" in february. investigators shared one of her texts when announcing the report's findings. >> quote, the verbal abuse, intimidation, and living in constant fear were all horribly toxic, dehumanizing and traumatizing. >> reporter: on tuesday, she called on the governor to resign. he later addressed her in a taped statement. >> i have heard charlotte and her lawyer and i understand what they are saying, but they read into comments that i made and draw inferences that i never meant. simply put, they heard things that i just didn't say. >> reporter: bennett's attorney telling cnn in an email, quote, the governor has a serious problem with the truth. among the other encounters laid out in the a.g.'s 165-page report, two involved a new york state trooper who was part of cuomo's security detail. >> he took his ope

that was a complaint made by a young woman, charlotte bennett, who worked in my office and it's important to me that you fully understand the situation. charlotte worked in my office last year as an assistant. she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault. she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made in fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it had affected her. i could see her pain. people now ask me, why was i even talking to this young woman if i knew she was dealing with such issues? why did i even engage with her? that is the obvious and fair question, and one i have thought a lot about. the truth is that her story resonated deeply with me. i had heard the same story before with the same ugliness, the same injustice, the same damage. not only had i heard the story before, i had lived with the story before. my own family member is a survivor of sexual assault in high school. i have watched her li

he specifically apologized to char charlotte bennett yesterday.ut he also warned executive assistant number one that if she wants to air her claims in a court of law that he would vigorously defend himself. i don't know if pleas are going to break through. i certainly think the brass tacks of political power might. >> we have to watch this play out. we'll see if we hear from the governor and what the assembly does next. >>> up next, dr. fauci. riders, the lone wolves of the great highway. all they need is a bike and a full tank of gas. their only friend? the open road. i have friends. [ chuckles ] well, he may have friends, but he rides alone. that's jeremy, right there! we're literally riding together. he gets touchy when you talk about his lack of friends. can you help me out here? no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. well, we're new friends. to be fair. eh, still. i don't hydrate like everyone else. because i'm not everyone else. they drink what they're told to drink. i drink what helps me

charlotte bennett. she says they feel vindicated.t tell the difference between shower. and mentorship. we have a report, we have the facts. the governor broke federal and state law when he sexually harassed me and current and former staffers and if he is not willing to step down then we have a responsibility to act and impeach him. he sexually harassed me. i am not confused. it is not confusing. i am living in reality and it's sad to see that he is not. publicly, he would rather play dumb. privately, he knows he sexually harassed staffers. accepting responsibility means stepping down. i don't believe him. i don't want an apology. it's not necessary. it's fake. steve: so the question is what happens next? you know, because letitia james, the attorney general, is not pressing charges. she just said i investigated and this is what i found. we have heard from pretty much every top democrat nationally and statewide and they say he is unfit for office. but it comes down to whether or not the assembly speaker, a fellow by the name of carl h

his experience with a very, very close family member who is about the same age as charlotte bennett, that provided crucial context to the conversations that he had with miss bennett. the governor testified in detail about this to the attorney general's investigators but they did not include his detailed testimony in the report. he has and he continues to apologize to miss bennett for anything that he said in the conversations that he had with her that made her feel the way that she did. he certainly did not mean that and because of her experience, and what he went through with someone very close to him, he in no way, shape or form, wanted to hurt her. there are now other series of allegations that were in the report and the media keeps saying 11 women, 11 women. and i watched "cbs this morning" yesterday and i thought it was actually a good interview of miss comisso. i thought the interviewer was fair. but what was brother some to me afterwards is they then had a round table discussion with two of the men sitting there and they just kept pointing to 11 women. and it was quite clear to

that was a complaint made by a young woman charlotte bennett, who worked in my office, and it's importantr, as an assistant. she was smart, talented, and eager to learn. she identified herself to me as a survivor of sexual assault: she said that she came to work in my administration because of all the progress we had made in fighting sexual assault. she talked about the personal trauma that she endured and how she was handling it. i could see how it affected her. i could see her pain. people now ask me, why was i even talking to this young woman if i knew she was dealing with such issues? why did i even engage with her? that is the obvious and fair question, and one i have thought a lot about. the truth is that her story resonated deeply with me. i had heard the same story before, with the same ugliness, the same injustice, the same damage. not only had i heard the story before, i had lived with the story before. my own family member is a survivor of sexual assault in high school. i've watched her live and suffer with the trauma. i would do anything to make it go away for her but it never

. >> that's charlotte bennett. charlotte bennett, a former aide to new york governor andrew cuomo.xual harassment including inappropriate comments to her about her relationships and her body have been laid bear in the new york attorney general's report yesterday and there is continued fallout for the governor of new york who denies any wrongdoing and is showing no willingness to step down. a new poll from marist shows 59% of adults in the state of new york says cuomo should resign and if it doesn't the same 59% say he should be impeached by the new york state legislature. the state assembly promising it is working expeditiously to conclude its impeachment investigation into cuomo. on top of that the pressure of four of the largest district attorney offices in the state of new york, all of them separately requesting evidence from the ag into possible criminal investigations. an investigation for lindsay boylan says she plans to sue him for retaliation. joining us a former staffer in the governor's office. it was a pleasure to get to talk to you last night in the 9:00 hour. we wanted

>> yeah. >> so charlotte bennett's lawyer released a statement calling for comb to resign. she also said, the governor's actions have deprived new yorkers of the professionalism, passion and dedication to their state that charlotte and the many others who refused to submit to his advances have to offer. you could set aside this specific case and talk generally about just that very thing, the culture, the workplace culture that results from this alleged harassment. >> yeah. and what a powerful statement she made, because it really is -- the toxic environment is hard to put down in black and white when you're talking about it as a woman. and i worked in toxic environments myself. you're talking about an atmosphere that is has a chilling effect on your capacity to be an effective employee. it's sort of terroristic in nature in the way that it inhibits you from being your best. these are injuries that all women suffer when the environment gets bad. you don't have to be a direct victim of a hand on the rear end or even offensive language to know their place when you work in an en

. >> former aide charlotte bennett said the governor made inappropriate sexual remarks and put her in uncomfortable situations. he is singing to her. ♪ do you love me, do you really love me ♪ ♪ do you care ♪ >> the governor denied the allegations yesterday in a taped video response that included a montage of photos of him kissing and touching people and politicians. bennett said the video was inappropriate and the governor knew what he was doing. >> he was coming on to me and he insinuated that survivors of trauma and sexual assault can't tell the difference between mentorship and leadership and sexual harassment itself. not only insulting to me but every survivor who listened to him yesterday. the victim blaming is not okay. >> the report detailed allegations of unwanted touching from a 30-year-old state trooper who cuomo allegedly personally asked to be on his private security detail. the ongoing state assembly impeachment committee is meeting on monday. the decision will be whether or not they will impeach immediately if he does not resign or whether or not they will move forward w