Cuomo launches rehab campaign
As predicted, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned under pressure last August, launched his comeback bid by releasing his first commercial today, mocking Attorney General Letitia James's sexual harassment accusations against him and accusing her of misconduct.
He also emailed the commercial to supporters, asking them to watch it, and then share with friends and family.
James last year released a scathing report on Cuomo's handling of the coronavirus cases in nursing homes, accusing him of under-counting the number of deaths that occurred after he ordered recovering patients into the long care facilities regardless of infection status.
Nobody paid much attention.
But then she released a report accusing him of illegally sexually harassing at least 11 women. After every fellow elected Democrat in the state called for him to step down, Cuomo resigned but declared he was innocent of all accusations.
Since then, five district attorneys across the state have declined to pursue charges against the former governor.
James, who had been running hard for governor, suddenly dropped out and decided instead to seek re-election as Attorney General. Pundits suspected Cuomo had a hand in James' decision but had no idea how.
Maybe there will be a hint tomorrow when candidate petitions start circulating for the June primary and next November's general election.
Will Cuomo attempt another run for office or support somebody who is making that run? He left office with $18 million in his campaign account and has only spent a few million so far on his defense.
We'll see.
Below is a screenshot of the email.
Here is a link to the video: https://vimeo.com/682830684
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On January 23, 2022, the Times Union reported that "other records that were not publicly released by the Attorney General's office — and information that was redacted from many of the transcripts — reveal that the Attorney General's investigators apparently did not follow up on leads that may have called into question some of the sworn testimony that formed the basis of their conclusion that Cuomo had sexually harassed multiple women."
The AG hid from the public that the first accuser witness tampered by threatening to
'destroy his life' if he didn't back up her allegations.
The AG didn't consider or disclose that the second accuser had a history of colluding with others to make false allegations of sexual assault against a student when at Hamilton College.
The AG falsely credited the allegation of a woman who made the outrageous claim that she was assaulted only to have the District Attorney dismiss the charges, concluding that 'after reviewing the available evidence' he 'could not secure a conviction'.
Rita Glavin held a press briefing outlining this and more -- watch here
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