23 April 2021: Cuomo Cuts Reporter's Microphone Off Rather Than Face Follow Up Question

Reporters criticize Andrew Cuomo for lack of media access in wake of scandals

This report provides a more detailed description of an incident that occurred on Wednesday, 21 April 2021. Here's the description:

In a Wednesday press conference, the governor cut off New York Law Journal reporter Ryan Tarinelli when he began to ask a follow up question after asking whether Cuomo might resign should a sexual harassment investigation find he had violated state law.

Cuomo first said, "let’s see what the report says and then we will take it from there," and then Tarinelli's mic cut off.

Local media noted the interaction and Tarinelli confirmed the incident on Twitter that day.

Yep, I got cut off while trying to follow up on this point. https://t.co/TOena46w91

— Ryan Tarinelli (@ryantarinelli) April 21, 2021

Meanwhile, reporters are noticing another question about how Governor Cuomo and his staff are addressing the news media is going unanswered:

A spokesperson for the governor did not respond to questions about whether Cuomo deliberately cuts off reporters or ducks hard questions during press briefings.

Some reporters are finally drawing obvious conclusions.

But reporters say it’s obvious the governor’s press interactions have become increasingly restrictive as the scandals have mounted.

“It’s definitely something that has gotten worse,” said one reporter who works for a major national media outlet and asked to remain anonymous.

Is it any wonder that Team Cuomo's bunkered PR team is trying to distract attention from Governor Cuomo's expanding universe of scandals? Including his tactics for trying to avoid facing serious questions about them from reporters?