Andrew Cuomo's 'mean girl' aide Melissa DeRosa attacks ex-Governor's accusers as 'witness tamperers & self-described Cuomo's Hoes' in deleted tweet
- On Thursday, Andrew Cuomo's top aide Melissa DeRosa went after her former boss' accusers on Twitter
- DeRosa captioned an article about AG Letitia James' investigation: 'About those ''victims'… aka witness tamperers & self-described ''Cuomo's Hoes'''
- DeRosa's tweet linked to a report that said four female Cuomo aides, including accuser Brittany Commisso, were part of a group chat named 'Cuomo's Hoes'
- The 'witness tampering' part of DeRosa's tweet stems from Cuomo's lawyer's allegation that James 'had evidence that Boylan was tampering with a witness'
Andrew Cuomo's 'mean girl' aide Melissa DeRosa attacked the former governor's accusers on Thursday in a quickly deleted tweet after New York Attorney General Letitia James' office released video of their interviews with his brother Chris Cuomo.
DeRosa went after her former boss' accusers on Twitter, captioning an article about James' investigation: 'About those ''victims''…aka witness tamperers & self-described ''Cuomo's Hoes.'''
Her post, which she promptly deleted, comes after James released video of Chris Cuomo's testimony for the investigation into sexual harassment claims against his brother Andrew. The transcript of Cuomo's interview with the Attorney General's office was released on November 29, 2021, but the video was only released by her office on Thursday.
Weeks before Andrew Cuomo announced he was stepping down as governor in August 2021, DeRosa - whom her boss once dubbed a 'mean girl' - resigned from her $200,000-plus-a-year position as the former governor's secretary, citing how 'emotionally and mentally trying' her job was.
She did not defend the women who came forward and accused the then-governor of sexual misconduct, sticking by his side to almost the bitter end.
A month after she stepped down, the 39-year-old confirmed her split from her Uber executive husband Matthew Wing.
On Thursday Cuomo's top aide Melissa DeRosa (pictured) went after her former boss's accusers on Twitter
DeRosa captioned an article about AG Letitia James' investigation: 'about those 'victims'…aka witness tamperers & self-described 'Cuomo's Hoes'
New York Attorney General Letitia James (pictured) released video of Chris Cuomo's testimony for the investigation into sexual harassment claims against his brother Andrew
The AG's investigative report also showed how Chris Cuomo texted his brother's aides, including DeRosa, throughout the scandal, wording statements for them to give to him and advising against PR strategies.
DeRosa's tweet linked an Albany Times Union report that said four female Cuomo aides, including accuser Brittany Commisso, were allegedly part of a group text chat named 'Cuomo's Hoes.'
The 'witness tampering' part of DeRosa's tweet appears to stem from Cuomo's lawyer Rita Glavin's allegation that James 'had evidence that Ms. (Lindsay) Boylan was tampering with a witness.'
Glavin claims that accuser Lindsay Boylan used the encrypted messaging app Confide to threaten state economic development czar Howard Zemsky, who is married with three children, after he and others disputed her claim that Cuomo asked her to play strip poker while they were on his official jet.
'I can't wait to destroy your life, your [sic] s–t follower,' Boylan allegedly told Zemsky.
'And I presume Ms. Boylan is referring to herself and knowing something about Mr. Zemsky,' Glavin said.
Glavin says that Zemsky 'changed his story' after getting the text, but that Boylan was never questioned about the message.
'The former governor and his attorney are continuing their smear campaign of Ms. Boylan to punish her for being the first of multiple women to expose the governor's misconduct,' said Boylan's attorney Julie Gerchik.
Andrew Cuomo resigned in August 2021.
Cuomo has always denied the strongest of the allegations - that he groped a woman's breast - and said any comments he made that were inappropriate were intended as jokes
He has always denied the strongest of the allegations - that he groped a woman's breast - and said any comments he made that were inappropriate were intended as jokes.
The Albany County Sheriff's Office charged him with misdemeanor groping but the case was dismissed earlier this month.
He has not yet indicated whether he will pursue office again.
The footage released this week by the AG shows Chris Cuomo in a suit and tie, sitting in a law office in New York City on July 15, 2021, admitting that he advised his brother, then the governor of New York, not to 'go after' the women who claimed he'd sexually harassed them.
He is nonchalant as he describes helping Andrew navigate the scandal - even though it posed a huge conflict of interest for him as a CNN journalist and host.
'I was trying to help my brother. I think cancel culture is real, so does my brother.
'I advised him that you cannot ignore these. That it's not going to go away, not in our society, not in our media culture, not in your party.
'I told him 'you have to be aware of that. That's why you can't go after your accusers. It's not right and it's not allowed. The only path is process,' he said of the claims of multiple women.
The 348-page transcript of Chris Cuomo's testimony led to his firing from CNN.
It shows how he actively used his contacts as a journalist to dig up information on some of the accusers.
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