Andrew Cuomo's lawyer has claimed that he is a victim of a political "ambush" - as one of his 11 sexual harassment accusers filed a criminal complaint against him.
Rita Glavin, a personal attorney to the New York Governor, tried to mount a desperate fightback in the wake of the bombshell sexual harassment report released on Tuesday, August 3, that claimed the Democrat groped, harassed, and belittled women in his office.
"There has been no open-minded fact-finding….the investigators acted as prosecutors, judge, and jury," Glavin said, per Daily Mail. "This was one-sided and he was ambushed."
Watch a full news report about the probe below:Glavin went on: "The governor needs to be treated fairly. He is 63 years old. He has spent 40 years in public service… to be accused of the sexual assault of an executive assistant who he doesn't really know, doesn't pass muster."
Calls for Cuomo's resignation or impeachment soared this week after an independent investigation overseen by the state attorney general's office concluded that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and worked to retaliate against one of his accusers.
President Joe Biden - a former ally of Cuomo - was among the scores of top Democrats calling for him to quit.
The president told reporters at the White House, per CNBC: "He should resign."
When asked if he could be forcibly removed from his position if he chooses not to resign, the POTUS said: "I understand the state legislature may decide to impeach, I do not know that for a fact."
CNBC reports that in calling for Cuomo's resignation, the president has echoed the sentiment of almost every other major Democratic lawmaker in both Albany and Washington.
State Attorney General Letitia James summarised the report released on Tuesday, August 4, by saying that Cuomo "sexually harassed multiple women, and in doing so violated federal and state law."
Cuomo, however, has denied some of the allegations made against him and claimed that they were mischaracterized or misinterpreted.
The 165-page report into Cuomo's behavior consists of interviews with 179 witnesses as well as a review of tens of thousands of documents.
It found that there was a culture of fear and intimidation in his office, which created a hostile working environment for his staff.
According to the report, the women who have accused Cuomo of sexual harassment include members of his own staff, members of the public, and other state employees including a state trooper.