Andrew Cuomo

But regardless, either way, that makes his number two, his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, now the next governor of New York.

The report said I sexually harassed 11 women. That was the headline people heard and saw and reacted to. The reaction was outrage. It should have been. However, it was also false. Now, don’t get me wrong, this is not to say that there are…

This transition must be seamless.

This situation, by its current trajectory, will generate months of political and legal controversy.

This situation, by its current trajectory, will generate months of political and legal controversy.

I take full responsibility.

The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing, and therefore that`s what I`ll do.

The best way I can help now is if I step aside, and let government get back to governing.

I truly believe it is politically motivated. I believe it is unfair and it is untruthful.

The most serious allegations made against me have no credible, factual basis in the report. Obviously in a highly political matter like this, there are many agendas and there are many motivations at play. If anyone thought otherwise, they…

It was a mistake, plain and simple. I have no other words to explain it. I want to personally apologize to her and her family.

Wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing. And I cannot be the cause of that.

I have slipped and called people honey, sweetheart and darling. I was joking. Obviously otherwise I wouldn`t have said it on national TV.

A woman in my office who said that I groped her in my home office. Let me be clear, that never happened.

If he doesn't resign, it is clear that the democratic controlled state assembly is going to move ahead with impeachment proceedings.

I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances.

Harassment is not making someone feel uncomfortable. That is not harassment. If I made you feel uncomfortable, that is not harassment. That`s you feeling uncomfortable.

I have not had a sexual relationship that was inappropriate.

Part of this is that I am not part of the political club. And you know what? I'm proud of it.

There is no way I resign. Let`s do the attorney general investigation. Let`s get the findings and then we`ll go from there. Ms. Hinton, every woman has a right to come forward. That`s true. But the truth also matters. What she said is not…

I`m not going to resign because of allegations. There is no way I resign. Let`s do the Attorney General investigation. Let`s get the findings and then we`ll go from there.

There is nothing to investigate. All the numbers we produced were exactly right. We didn`t provide all the information that was requested. That did create a void, and misinformation did fill the void.

I was elected by the people of the state of New York. I`m not going to resign. I work for the people of the state of New York. They elected me, and I`m going to serve the people of the state of New York.

I fully support a woman`s right to come forward. And I think it should be encouraged in every way. I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable.

I never touched anyone inappropriately.