And not just her, she claims.

Cuomo was never going to be Attorney General, despite yesterday’s rumors. He’s chummy enough with Biden that maybe Sleepy Joe would have taken a chance on him if a blue tsunami had crashed down on November 3, handing Democrats a solid Senate majority. As it is, with the best-case scenario for Dems a 50/50 Senate in which Joe Manchin is the 50th vote, forget it. Republicans would tear Cuomo apart in a hearing about how he’s chronically mishandled the pandemic, from his infamous nursing-home order last spring to his embarrassing self-promotional efforts over the summer to his dubious decision to close indoor dining in NYC again starting tomorrow. The last thing the Biden White House needs as it takes power is COVID-related embarrassment on a big stage. Having Cuomo go down to humiliating defeat on a confirmation vote would double the embarrassment.

But in case there was a shread of doubt about whether Biden might really nominate him instead of just floating a rumor about it to stroke Cuomo’s ego, this morning’s Twitter thread from Lindsey Boylan has erased it. Last week she attacked Cuomo on Twitter for having made everyone working for him miserable but didn’t delve into specifics beyond “he’s an A-hole,” which is evident enough:

I tried to quit three times before it stuck. I’ve worked hard my whole life. Hustled – fake it till you make it style.

That environment is beyond toxic. I’m still unwrapping it years later in therapy!

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 5, 2020

He is a total asshole surrounded by enablers.

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 5, 2020

This morning she finally got specific:

It was then how I learned how hard it is for women. How hard this world can be for us when we are trying to be taken seriously and help our community. How easily jerks can destroy the lives of women.

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.

I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently.

I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

Will she tell her story? No, Boylan said later. At least, not to a reporter:

To be clear: I have no interest in talking to journalists.

I am about validating the experience of countless women and making sure abuse stops.

My worst fear is that this continues. And as @FKAtwigs said yesterday, my second worst fear is having to talk about and relive this.

— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020

I assume Team Cuomo will accuse her of being a disgruntled staffer, possibly looking for a quick way to boost her public profile. Boylan is a longshot candidate for Manhattan borough president, having just concluded a longshot candidacy for Congress this past summer when she primaried Jerry Nadler. (Nadler won by nearly 50 points.) But there’s a flaw in the theory that she’s seeking fame: Making enemies of Cuomo’s many political allies inside New York’s Democratic machine is an odd way for an aspiring Democratic politician in that state to get her foot in the door, even if she’s running from the left.

And just because Boylan won’t talk to the press doesn’t mean others won’t. No doubt New York newspapers are contacting people who worked with her in Cuomo’s office as I write this to try to corroborate her claim that “many saw it, and watched.” Or, more sensationally, that she’s not the only woman who’s been treated this way by Cuomo.

We’ve seen enough #MeToo stories over the past few years to know how they develop. One or two people finally break the conspiracy of silence, and the dam bursts.

The dam around Cuomo is awfully strong, though. Despite all the reporting about his pandemic flaws, despite the endless restrictions that New York businesses have coped with since March, a poll taken in mid-October found his approval rating at … 71/21. Whether that’ll deter anyone who witnessed the behavior Boylan described from coming forward — or whether it’ll immunize Cuomo to some extent if someone does come forward — are the questions. But at least he’ll remain New York’s problem, not the country’s. He has too much baggage now to be a cabinet officer like AG, let alone president someday.