Cuomo, right arm Melissa DeRosa resigns

Melissa DeRosa, right-hand man of the governor of the state of New York Andrew Cuomo, who is accused by the attorney general of having sexually assaulted almost a dozen women, has resigned. The democrat Cuomo thus loses one of his most faithful helpers and a dear friend. DeRosa has stood by the governor’s side for years, even when many of her aides left Cuomo, but now the New York Attorney General’s report accuses her of trying to take revenge on one of the women who reported the harassment in December. DeRosa also came under fire earlier this year for her role in the New York administration’s efforts to decrease the true scale of nursing home deaths from the coronavirus. “The past two years have been emotionally and mentally difficult,” said DeRosa, 38. ” It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the past 10 years. The resilience, strength and optimism of New Yorkers in the most difficult times have inspired me every day, ”he said. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state. “