Cuomo accusers Ana Liss, Karen Hinton claim governor created toxic workplace for women

Two former staffers provided new details on their unsettling experiences with embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, accusing the Democratic leader of creating a toxic workplace for female employees and personally engaging in inappropriate behavior.

Liss told WYNC said that standards at the governor’s office included a need to "wear high heels and look and act a certain way" when Cuomo was present. She described a workplace with "lot of vitriolic screaming, shouting, name-calling, a feeling of objectification as a young woman." "The governor was never — he never asked me about my work, he never spoke my name. He did make flirtatious gestures and comments toward me and, as I had mentioned, he’d ask me if I had a boyfriend," Liss said. "There were kisses on the hand or the check. I never felt like I was being violated by the governor but I did feel as though I was being objectified."