{"id":361378,"date":"2021-11-02T09:24:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T06:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ag-letitia-james-fires-back-at-andrew-cuomo-attempt-to-undermine-report\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T09:24:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T06:24:55","slug":"ag-letitia-james-fires-back-at-andrew-cuomo-attempt-to-undermine-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ag-letitia-james-fires-back-at-andrew-cuomo-attempt-to-undermine-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#AG Letitia James fires back at Andrew Cuomo attempt to &#8216;undermine&#8217; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#AG Letitia James fires back at Andrew Cuomo attempt to &#8216;undermine&#8217; report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>State Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> and 2022 Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Letitia James dismissed disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s latest criticisms of her bombshell sexual harassment report as part of his continued attempt to \u201cundermine\u201d and \u201cpoliticize\u201d her findings in the wake of criminal charges filed against the former pol.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, we completed our investigation. Our investigation included thousands and thousands of pieces of evidence and substantiated and corroborated all of the allegations,\u201d she said Monday morning on Manhattan\u2019s Upper East Side when asked to respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sheriff of Albany County has engaged in an independent investigation and my work is done. But I believe the women.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Cuomo fired off a lengthy missive from his campaign email address reiterating attacks on James\u2019 Aug. 3 report \u2014 which concluded he sexually harassed 11 women \u2014 calling it a \u201csham\u201d investigation and\u00a0 arguing her own political aspirations to run for governor tainted the findings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation.\" class=\"wp-image-19999521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former pol also claimed James coordinated with Albany County Sheriff Craig <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le before his office filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against him for groping a female aide \u2014 and if convicted, could land him in jail for up to a year \u2014 dubbing them \u201cpolitical bedfellows\u201d who are \u201cabusing their office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo is due in Albany City Court on or before Nov. 17 where he will be arraigned, have his mugshot taken and be fingerprinted, according to Apple. <\/p>\n<p>His attorney Rita Glavin also sent a letter Saturday to Apple and Albany County District Attorney David Soares requesting that the law enforcement agencies \u201cpreserve all records relating to your investigation into allegations concerning the Governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important that individuals understand that the investigation of the Attorney General was as a result of a referral from the former governor of the state of New York. It\u2019s not like I requested this investigation,\u201d reminded James.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed that AG James coordinated with Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple before his office filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against him.\" class=\"wp-image-19999524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-007.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed that AG James coordinated with Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple before his office filed a misdemeanor criminal complaint against him.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Governor Cuomo then said, \u2018Let\u2019s refer this matter over to Letitia James, because I believe in her,\u2019\u201d said James, noting last spring Cuomo formally requested that her office open a probe into the allegations of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate that he doesn\u2019t agree with the result, the outcome, but it was an independent investigation, based on the corroboration and substantiation of 1,000s of pieces of evidence and witnesses. And, again, this is nothing more than an attempt by the former governor to undermine and to politicize this report, and again for him to describe it as \u201cthe big lie.\u201d But it is not.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Cuomo responded in a statement saying James\u2019 comments amount to \u201cplatitudes and deflections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been 33 days since Gubernatorial-wannabe Tish James said she was going to break her silence about her sham August 3 report yet she has refused to answer for the countless mistruths, mistakes and outright deceptions in it,\u201d said Rich Azzopardi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple speaks during a news conference at the Albany County Sheriff office after a criminal complaint was filed charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.\" class=\"wp-image-19999523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/james-defends-cuomo-report-006.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple speaks during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference at the Albany County Sheriff office after a criminal complaint was filed charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile during a separate news conference held in Manhattan, Gov. Kathy Hochul did her best to ignore Cuomo\u2019s attacks on the criminal charges filed against him, claiming she\u2019s \u201ctoo busy\u201d to pay attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am too busy to pay attention to this. I truly am. If you look at my schedule, you look at the responsibilities I have as governor. I\u2019m not distracted whatsoever,\u201d she told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will say and reiterate that I support the investigation, the results of the investigation and believe the women,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul also dodged when asked about state Attorney General Letitia James entering the race as a formidable primary challenger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re gonna try and bait me every day, my friends, I\u2019m focused on governing,\u201d she chided, refusing to answer when pressed as to whether or not James gave her a heads up last Friday when James officially announced her candidacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys aren\u2019t gonna stop are you? I admire your perseverance\u2026. I know how to work with people, whether they\u2019re running against me or people who\u2019ve lost to me you ask anyone in this my entire career.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can handle this. Bring it on,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the difference between politics and the need to govern and I will continue my professional relationship with the Attorney General,\u201d she noted, adding the pair will assume a \u201ccordial\u201d relationship going forward.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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