How Cuomo went from #MeToo ally to a one-man battle to discredit women

The New York governor's self-defense follows the playbook of powerful men accused of sexual misconduct - but it's shocking given his history of advocacy

On 12 August, 2019 Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, held a glitzy bill ceremony in his executive mansion in Albany to mark the signing into law of new legislation designed to beef up sexual harassment protections for women in the workplace.

With a flourish of a pen, Cuomo sought to seal his reputation within the Democratic party as a champion of gender-based rights.