I say, before you do anything crazy, call me and let's talk, because I don't want to have a problem, but you don't want to have a problem, so call me first, please. Why did you resign as governor? Because there were allegations made which I said were political at the time, and it was going to be a political mess in Albany at a very sensitive time, and it would have been a distraction to state government. I said the report was political. I said it was false. There was no truth. I did nothing wrong. You said last May in a interview before the primary, in retrospect, that you shouldn't have resigned. (16:56–17:17)
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Asserts that his resignation was due to political allegations that would have distracted state government.
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