#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG

#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG

“#Facebook exec helped Cuomo smear sex-harassment accuser: AG” A top communications manager at Facebook helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo fight sexual misconduct allegations — including by helping leak confidential files about accuser Lindsey Boylan and by participating in regular discussions about Cuomo’s communications strategy, according to the New York attorney general’s bombshell investigation.  Dani Lever —…

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#Andrew Cuomo has to go — right now

#Andrew Cuomo has to go — right now

“#Andrew Cuomo has to go — right now” It’s time for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to do one honorable thing: step down. If he refuses, lawmakers should remove him. Pronto. The case for his departure — whether voluntary or forced — was clear long before state Attorney General Letitia James released her damning report Tuesday. Now there’s no…

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#Team Cuomo continues its underhanded attacks on his investigators

#Team Cuomo continues its underhanded attacks on his investigators

“#Team Cuomo continues its underhanded attacks on his investigators” How about that: Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine actually slapped Rich Azzopardi, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s loyal spokesthug, for bad-mouthing state Attorney General Tish James, who’s overseeing a key investigation into the many sexual-harassment claims against the gov. Lavine (D-LI) is overseeing the Assembly’s own (incredibly…

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#Gov. Cuomo’s lawyer blasts threat of impeachment ‘punishment’ for aide’s tweet

#Gov. Cuomo’s lawyer blasts threat of impeachment ‘punishment’ for aide’s tweet

“#Gov. Cuomo’s lawyer blasts threat of impeachment ‘punishment’ for aide’s tweet” A threat to punish Gov. Andrew Cuomo over an aide’s tweet through “severe repercussions” on his impeachment investigation raises serious “constitutional concerns,” one of Cuomo’s outside lawyers told the head of the probe on Thursday. Former New Jersey US Attorney Paul Fishman, who the…

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#Diana Richardson’s hypocrisy shows how Andrew Cuomo may survive his scandals

#Diana Richardson’s hypocrisy shows how Andrew Cuomo may survive his scandals

“#Diana Richardson’s hypocrisy shows how Andrew Cuomo may survive his scandals” If you wonder how Gov. Andrew Cuomo can possibly escape removal from office and perhaps even win re-election next year, consider Assemblywoman Diana Richardson (D-B’klyn). Richardson showed up at Cuomo’s “We’re all really anti-crime” Brooklyn press conference on Wednesday and was all lovey-dovey (literally,…

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#Albany pols approve criminal justice and Cuomo impeachment fund bills

#Albany pols approve criminal justice and Cuomo impeachment fund bills

“#Albany pols approve criminal justice and Cuomo impeachment fund bills” ALBANY — State lawmakers, keen on wrapping up the legislative session, called it quits late Thursday after spending hours at the negotiation table tweaking a controversial criminal justice proposal and MTA restructuring plan backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  “As our scheduled session concludes tonight, we…

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