A former aide accusing former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment has dropped her federal lawsuit against him.

The former aide, Charlotte Bennett, announced she has voluntarily withdrawn her lawsuit, claiming Cuomo and his attorneys have used strategies to harass her and her family.

However, Bennett’s attorneys said she will continue her lawsuit against New York state.

Cuomo’s attorneys released this statement in response:

“Ms. Bennett’s decision to drop her baseless lawsuit should be viewed as a complete capitulation and a desperate attempt to avoid being confronted with the mountains of exculpatory discovery– including contemporaneous texts and videos that the AG’s office never obtained– that completely refute her claims against Governor Cuomo.

“After falsely smearing Governor Cuomo for years, Ms. Bennett suddenly withdrew her federal lawsuit on the eve of her deposition to avoid having to admit under oath that her allegations were false and her claims had no merit. If New York State does give in to her public pressure campaign and settles, it will not be on the merits and should require the public release of all the evidence so that New Yorkers finally know the truth: Governor Cuomo never sexually harassed anyone.”