Melissa DeRosa, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide, has resigned from her role, she told the media Sunday night, about a week after a state attorney general report found the governor had sexually harassed 11 women.
DeRosa, who joined Cuomo's administration in 2013, eventually became one of the governor's most trusted confidantes. She wrote in a statement to news organizations that serving the people of New York had been "the greatest honor of my life."
As the aftermath of the attorney general's report unfolds, Cuomo, a Democrat, has dug in for the fight of his political life despite the threat of potential criminal investigations and widespread calls for his impeachment. Cuomo -- who for months said the public would be "shocked" once he shared his side of the story -- has not spoken publicly since the release of a 168-page report written by two independent attorneys who were selected by the state attorney general to investigate.
"I think the majority of us feel that the governor is not in a position to lead the state any longer, and that's not a temporary position," said Assembly member John McDonald, a Democrat whose district includes Albany. Meanwhile, the state Assembly's judiciary committee planned to meet Monday to discuss when to conclude its monthslong investigation into whether there are grounds to impeach Cuomo.
"I'm willing to put money on how soon we see Cuomo's face on an attack mailer somewhere in Ohio," she said. "I feel like everyone's calculus is bigger than themselves at this point, besides the governor."
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