- House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi on Sunday did not join her Democratic colleagues in calling for Gov.Andrew Cuomo 's resignation. - In recent weeks, women came forward with allegations that Cuomo sexually harassed them.
- High-profile Democrats like Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have called on him to resign.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stopped short on Sunday of calling for
Meanwhile, her Democratic colleagues in both the House and the Senate have urged the governor to resign after multiple allegations of
After former Cuomo aide
Several said Cuomo sexually assaulted or behaved inappropriately around them. Some said he touched them without consent, and others documented detailed accounts and patterns of verbal abuse.
Powerful Democratic lawmakers in New York such as Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have called on him to resign.
Pelosi, however, when asked whether she believed Cuomo should resign, skirted the question.
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"They are credible and serious charges," she continued. "I have confidence in the attorney general of New York. She has called for an I think expeditious investigation."
When asked whether she believed Cuomo could be an effective leader for the state of New York at this time, Pelosi avoided answering directly.
"I think we should see the results" of the investigation, she said. "Hopefully this result will be soon. And what I'm saying is the governor should look inside his heart. He loves New York."
He should "see if he can govern effectively," she added.
Cuomo's office did not immediately return a request for comment.