California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says that an independent investigation of pre-election allegations that he groped and sexually harassed women isn't necessary because "the people have spoken," according to a report by CNN.
"Their voices have been heard. They elected me to be governor, and they sent me up here to do the job," Schwarzenegger said in an interview with CNN's Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics. "That's what I'm here to do, and so that's why I'm concentrating on this right now."
During Schwarzenegger's campaign 16 women went public with allegations of improper sexual behavior.
Arnold called the timing "rather odd," noting that no one had previously filed a complaint against him in the 35 years that he has resided in the United States.
The governor told Woodruff that his vow to investigate the charges "was meant much more for me, that I wanted to look into it myself."
He added, "And so that doesn't mean that I won't do that. But the bottom line is, right now, I'm focusing on this, and there is no investigation."
Meanwhile, Schwarzenegger says he knows nothing about allegations that his campaign spread false information about one of his accusers, Rhonda Miller, who has filed a defamation lawsuit.
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