Could Andrew Cuomo pardon himself before leaving office?

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There have been a handful of instances in which governors have pardoned themselves

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced his resignation following a damning sexual harassment investigation by the state attorney general, but he still faces multiple criminal investigations. 

Cuomo has denied the allegations contained in state Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation, which claimed he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with 11 women, including former and current state employees, from 2013 to 2020.

Brittany Commisso, who was identified as “Executive Assistant #1” in James’ report, testified that Cuomo grabbed her butt while they took a selfie in the executive mansion in 2019 and that in 2020 he reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast. She came forward for the first time publicly in a joint interview Monday with “CBS This Morning” and the Albany Times Union, just days after she became the first of Cuomo’s accusers to file a criminal complaint against him. 

Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said over the weekend that his office was investigating Commisso’s complaint and that it could lead to criminal charges. Apple told the Times Union on Tuesday that Cuomo’s resignation, effective in two weeks, would not impact the investigation.

“It was never about his office although I appreciate him putting the people of New York first and stepping aside,” Apple said.

District attorneys in Manhattan, Nassau, Oswego and Westchester Counties also announced they were investigating allegations from in James’ report.

Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy, who served as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, told Fox News that there is currently no provision of New York law that would bar the governor from issuing a self-pardon. 

That said, McCarthy doesn’t think Cuomo will go that route.

“I don’t believe Cuomo would pardon himself, because the groping crime he’s under investigation for in the Commisso complaint is (a) considered a misdemeanor and not very serious (i.e., it’s not considered felony sexual assault), and (b) he has vigorously denied the allegation and a pardon would be tantamount to a confession of guilt,” McCarthy said.

By Jessica Chasmar

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