"At the second and final NYC Mayoral election debate this year, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani brought two women who have accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment to sit in the audience. The move attracted attention both to those claims, which the former governor Cuomo denies to this day and to a common practice of politicians inviting guests from their opponent's past to level accusations of wrongdoing."
"During the cross-examination portion of the Oct. 22 debate, Mamdani decided to direct his one question at Cuomo, reminding him that Bennett was in the audience, as he sought to dramatize and bring accusations into the present. She cannot speak up for herself, because you lodged a defamation case against her, Mamdani said. I, however, can speak. Mamdani said it cost millions to defend against these claims before Cuomo replied that they had been litigated and not upheld in civil or criminal court."
Zohran Mamdani invited Charlotte Bennett and Karen Hinton, two women who accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, to sit in the audience at the Oct. 22 New York City mayoral debate. The accusations were central to the 2021 scandal that led to Cuomo's resignation in August 2021 amid criticism and threats of impeachment; Cuomo denies the allegations. During the debate's cross-examination, Mamdani directed his one question at Cuomo, noting Bennett's presence and saying she cannot speak because Cuomo filed a defamation case against her while he could speak. Mamdani said defending the claims cost millions. Cuomo replied the accusations were litigated and not upheld in civil or criminal court and called for seriousness and maturity in government.
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