On Sunday, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his first public remarks since resigning from office in August after 11 women alleged that he had sexually harassed them. 

Cuomo addressed a group of a few dozen people at God’s Battalion of Prayer ministries in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

According to Errol Louis, the host of “Inside City Hall” on NY1, Cuomo found political succor in a familiar setting.

“This is his base,” Louis told Capital Tonight. “Andrew Cuomo went to the heart of his political base. These are Democrats who are the most reliable voters. They are the ones who have picked him up and supported him even in relatively tough political circumstances. They did the same for his father, former Governor Mario Cuomo.”

The setting also spoke to his own political roots and the roots of the Democratic Party which launched his career. 

“It’s also a place where folks are literally forgiving,” Louis said of church. “You’re not going to get rebuked. You’re not going to find protesters there.”

During the 20-minute address, Cuomo made the point that none of the five district attorneys that looked into the sexual harassment allegations against him were bringing criminal charges. But according to Louis, the former governor likely has a very narrow window of time in which to make that argument. 

“There are going to be civil cases that are going to be brought, and I think that Andrew Cuomo is going to lose all of those civil cases,” Louis said. “It’s a much lower standard of proof. It’s more likely than not that they’d be suing the state and the state may choose to settle rather than defend itself against his prior conduct.”

Louis continued. 

“When he starts losing those cases, it’s not going to be so easy for him to say ‘I’m blameless.'"