Investigate an Accused Ally? New York Senate’s Republican Leader Says No

FILE — New York State Sen. Jeff Klein speaks at a rally in Manhattan, Oct. 2, 2014. Klein, the leader of a group of Democrats that has been collaborating with Republicans in the state Senate since 2011, was accused by a former staffer of sexual misconduct on Jan. 10, 2018; Klein called the woman’s account untrue. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)