November 29th 2023.
Former President Donald Trump expressed his support for New York Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who are now facing lawsuits from women alleging sexual misconduct. On Truth Social early Wednesday, Trump said he hopes they will fight the allegations as it is "totally unfair and unconstitutional".
Trump was referencing Adult Survivors Act lawsuits, which surfaced last week as the New York legislation was expiring. The act gave victims of sexual assault two years to sue over past assaults that would previously have been barred by the statute of limitations. Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid allegations that he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women, faces a lawsuit from a former aide whose criminal case was dropped by Albany County prosecutors. Adams, on the other hand, was sued by a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 1993. The mayor, through a spokesperson, denied knowing the plaintiff, whose name was being withheld by POLITICO.
Trump himself has faced several allegations of sexual misconduct over the years. A New York jury earlier this year found Trump liable for battery and defamation after the writer E. Jean Carroll accused him of assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million. Trump responded to this by saying he had no idea who she was and that it was a “made up fairytale that was brought and funded by political operatives for purposes of Election Interference”.
It is clear that President Trump stands behind his friends in the face of these allegations. He believes that the lawsuits against them are totally unfair and unconstitutional and he stands by his own allegations as well. It remains to be seen how this case will play out, but it is clear that President Trump will be there every step of the way to support those who he believes are being wronged.
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