CNN: Albany DA Says Andrew Cuomo Won’t Be Prosecuted for Groping Charge

KING Big breaking news ░░░░░░░░ of New York state ░░░░░░░░ hour The Albany District ░░░░░░░░ announcing he will not ░░░░░░░░ the former governor Andrew ░░░░░░░░ on a misdemeanor sex ░░░░░░░░ charge CNN reported back ░░░░░░░░ October the Albany sheriff ░░░░░░░░ filed a misdemeanor of ░░░░░░░░ touching against the former ░░░░░░░░ That after an ex ░░░░░░░░ said the governor had ░░░░░░░░ her inappropriately during a ░░░░░░░░ and a photo Let ░░░░░░░░ get straight to CNN ░░░░░░░░ Athena Jones in New ░░░░░░░░ for the latest This ░░░░░░░░ a big decision JONES ░░░░░░░░ is John And the ░░░░░░░░ DA David Soares says ░░░░░░░░ is dropping these charges ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ in this case a ░░░░░░░░ executive assistant Brittany Commisso ░░░░░░░░ found the complainant cooperative ░░░░░░░░ credible but in this ░░░░░░░░ they ve chosen not ░░░░░░░░ bring charges This comes ░░░░░░░░ months after this district ░░░░░░░░ in Albany David Soares ░░░░░░░░ the complaint itself potentially ░░░░░░░░ He pointed to a ░░░░░░░░ of things including the ░░░░░░░░ that it didn t ░░░░░░░░ a sworn statement from ░░░░░░░░ Commisso and other issues ░░░░░░░░ that statement It also ░░░░░░░░ just days after two ░░░░░░░░ district attorneys the one ░░░░░░░░ Nassau county on Long ░░░░░░░░ and Westchester County North ░░░░░░░░ New York City both ░░░░░░░░ those district attorneys said ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo would not be ░░░░░░░░ charges over any misconduct ░░░░░░░░ that they had been ░░░░░░░░ and it comes after ░░░░░░░░ good news for the ░░░░░░░░ governor the Manhattan district ░░░░░░░░ s office closed an ░░░░░░░░ into whether there was ░░░░░░░░ liability on the nursing ░░░░░░░░ leadership and state officials ░░░░░░░░ it came to their ░░░░░░░░ with Covid 19 and ░░░░░░░░ deaths that took place ░░░░░░░░ those facilities So several ░░░░░░░░ in recent days all ░░░░░░░░ up to the former ░░░░░░░░ now not facing criminal ░░░░░░░░ He had denied these ░░░░░░░░ all along through his ░░░░░░░░ Rita Glavin and on ░░░░░░░░ in many instances and ░░░░░░░░ had been expected to ░░░░░░░░ arraigned in this case ░░░░░░░░ case out of Albany ░░░░░░░░ month So this is ░░░░░░░░ at a key time ░░░░░░░░ of course we all ░░░░░░░░ the governor resigned in ░░░░░░░░ after a report about ░░░░░░░░ week after the Attorney ░░░░░░░░ of New York Letitia ░░░░░░░░ put out a report ░░░░░░░░ allegations from multiple women ░░░░░░░░ women accusing the former ░░░░░░░░ of sexual harassment you ░░░░░░░░ engaging in unwanted touching ░░░░░░░░ that sort of thing ░░░░░░░░ we are this is ░░░░░░░░ important development here We ░░░░░░░░ that this case in ░░░░░░░░ was a little bit ░░░░░░░░ because it ended up ░░░░░░░░ filed by the Albany ░░░░░░░░ sheriff And back then ░░░░░░░░ Glavin who represents Governor ░░░░░░░░ accused the sheriff of ░░░░░░░░ improper motives she questioned ░░░░░░░░ integrity of the sheriff ░░░░░░░░ is at a time ░░░░░░░░ the governor was still ░░░░░░░░ on to power and ░░░░░░░░ questioning and raising doubts ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general s ░░░░░░░░ and all of these ░░░░░░░░ investigations So this is ░░░░░░░░ is interesting that this ░░░░░░░░ also ends with no ░░░░░░░░ being faced by the ░░░░░░░░ but he is still ░░░░░░░░ a federal investigation into ░░░░░░░░ harassment allegations John KING ░░░░░░░░ Jones appreciate the hustle ░░░░░░░░ the breaking news Just ░░░░░░░░ the statement from the ░░░░░░░░ It says yes it ░░░░░░░░ credible but he has ░░░░░░░░ has the burden of ░░░░░░░░ it beyond a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ and didn t think ░░░░░░░░ could meet that burden ░░░░░░░░ Jones grateful for the ░░░░░░░░ news there and thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining Inside Politics ░░░░░░░░