Disgraced Ex-Gov Andrew Cuomo Claims He Regrets Resigning

Former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told The New York Times in an interview published Tuesday that he wishes he had not resigned the governorship in 2021.

Cuomo, who is currently running in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, told the NYT that if he “had to do it again,” he would not have resigned as governor. The Democrat added that “at the time” he believed he would have been a “distraction to government functionality” if he had decided to stay in office.

“If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t have resigned,” Cuomo told the NYT. “At the time, I thought that I would be a distraction to government functionality, that they would all be involved in impeachment proceedings, blah, blah, blah. Looking back, what has really been done in the last four years, anyway, right?”

Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 2011 to 2021, resigned in disgrace in August 2021 after he was accused of sexually harassing multiple women. Cuomo has denied the sexual harassment allegations and claimed that they were politically motivated.