Elections

Former Aide to Gov. Cuomo Accuses Him of Sexual Harassment

Published

2 years ago

December 14, 2020

Staff Writer

A former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused him of sexual harassment on Sunday.

Lindsey Boylan, who worked for the Cuomo administration from 2015 to 2018 and is currently running for Manhattan Borough President, made the accusation on Twitter, writing that the alleged conduct went on “for years” and that “many saw it, and watched.”

“I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years,” she continued.

Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.

I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

On Twitter, Boylan explained why she would not be speaking to the press regarding her accusation.

To be clear: I have no interest in talking to journalists.

I am about validating the experience of countless women and making sure abuse stops.

My worst fear is that this continues. And as @FKAtwigs said yesterday, my second worst fear is having to talk about and relive this.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

Lindsey Boylan, former aide to Gov. Cuomo accuses him of sexual harassment

Earlier this month, Boylan described her experience working for Cuomo as “beyond toxic.”

Most toxic team environment? Working for @NYGovCuomo. https://t.co/mtM1VYXxSH
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 5, 2020

I tried to quit three times before it stuck. I’ve worked hard my whole life. Hustled – fake it till you make it style.

That environment is beyond toxic. I’m still unwrapping it years later in therapy!
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 5, 2020

On Saturday, Boylan asked President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to reconsider Cuomo as one of the contenders for attorney general.

“There are fewer things more scary than giving this man, who exists without ethics, even more control. I saw how he wielded power for years. He takes advantage of people, including me. I hope ⁦@JoeBiden & ⁦⁦@KamalaHarris don’t do this,” she wrote on Twitter.

There are fewer things more scary than giving this man, who exists without ethics, even more control.

I saw how he wielded power for years. He takes advantage of people, including me.

I hope ⁦@JoeBiden⁩ & ⁦⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ don’t do this. https://t.co/cXxHuN8qNa
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 12, 2020

A spokesperson for Cuomo denied the allegations.

“There is simply no truth to these claims,” Cuomo’s press secretary, Caitlin Girouard said on Sunday.

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Elections

Judge orders Biden’s DHS to release files on agents accused of censoring election ‘misinformation’

Published

1 day ago

January 27, 2023

Sara Carter Staff

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry made headway in countering federal agents involved in suppressing what liberal tech labeled “misinformation” on social media.

The Attorneys General moved to release testimony from five Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees after learning of their participation in the Biden administration’s counter-“disinformation” efforts. On Wednesday, a Louisiana judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the files.

Court documents dated Jan. 19 show the agents participated. The judge’s motion Wednesday could shed light on a “switchboarding” tactic employed during the 2020 election, according to the order.

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants, which include the named individuals as well as President Joe Biden and top officials from a variety of federal agencies, “colluded and/or coerced social media companies to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints, and content on social media platforms by labeling the content “dis-information,” “mis-information,” and “mal-formation.”

The Daily Caller reports that the five CISA employees allegedly served as a “switchboard” to route requests from federal agencies to censor disinformation to various social media companies, according to the documents.

Switchboard work employed “an audit official to identify something on social media they deemed to be disinformation aimed at their jurisdiction,” top CISA election security agent Brian Skully testified in a deposition released Thursday.

“They couldforward that to CISA and CISA would share that with the appropriate social mediacompanies.”

UPDATE: The judge granted our motion to compel. CISA has 14 days to comply. https://t.co/2bhwQQJTG6

— AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) January 25, 2023