The #MeToo Movement And Allegations Against Gov. Andrew Cuomo

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March 05, 2021

On Feb. 28, 2021, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. (Hans Pennink/Pool/AP)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces mounting criticism and political pressure regarding accusations of sexual harassment and his administration's undercounting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.

Here & Now's Callum Borchers talks with Jill Filipovic, who covers women's rights, politics and the law, about how the #MeToo movement is shaping the response to the sexual harassment allegations against the governor.

This segment aired on March 5, 2021.