From FreeBeacon.com…
A prominent LGBT rights group renewed its president’s contract after he was revealed this week to have helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D., N.Y.) smear a woman who accused the governor of sexual harassment.
The Human Rights Campaign announced Wednesday that it had signed Alphonso David to a five-year contract, one of the longest in the organization’s history. The group also said it has “full confidence” in David, who served as general counsel to Cuomo before taking over the Human Rights Campaign in 2019. On Tuesday, New York attorney general Letitia James (D.) released a report that said David helped Cuomo’s team try to discredit Lindsey Boylan, a former Cuomo aide who accused him of sexual abuse.
David shared Boylan’s personnel file with Cuomo’s aides, who subsequently leaked it to the media. David also advised Cuomo’s team regarding an op-ed Cuomo wrote that sought to discredit Boylan. David and other Cuomo advisers also held discussions about covertly recording another woman who had come forward with allegations about Cuomo. James’s report said Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women, many of whom were state employees. James said Cuomo’s advisers, including David, engaged in a “retaliation” campaign against the governor’s accusers.
David’s involvement drew the attention of national media outlets and generated calls from some groups that he resign. Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT rights group, called on the Human Rights Campaign to cut ties with David. But David remained defiant as of Wednesday, saying that he would not resign.
