22 September 2021: Cuomo Attorney Sends Letter Attacking Cuomo Accusers to NY Assemblyman Leading Impeachment Probe

Cuomo lawyer goes on new attack against credibility of sexual harassment accusers, N.Y. Attorney General James

This report covers events that occurred on September 13, 2021, but which were not publicly reported until 22 September 2021.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attorney has launched a new attack against the credibility of the state attorney general and some of the women whose sexual harassment allegations led to his resignation.

Cuomo lawyer Rita Glavin sent the broadside in a Sept. 13 letter to state Assembly Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine, the committee’s members and its lawyers.

In it, Glavin cautions the committee against taking at face value Attorney General Letitia James’ blockbuster report on Cuomo from August and doubles down on previous criticisms against James, who, Glavin claims, made “material omissions and errors” in the report, which ultimately led to Cuomo’s downfall.

Glavin’s 25-page missive, which has not yet been reported on, was sent in response to an Aug. 26 request from Lavine to submit “evidence or any written submission” to the judiciary committee. It comes as the committee prepares its own report on its probe of Cuomo, which was originally geared at impeaching him but shifted course after he resigned.

The report indicates Glavin gave significant attention to attacking the credibility of Charlotte Bennett, the second woman to come forward to allege she was sexually harassed by Andrew M. Cuomo. It also devotes attacks against Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment.

The article notes a strange omission for the sexual harassment charges levied against Cuomo in the NY AG's report, then offers what might be described as an admission against interest in the Governor's pandemic "leadership" book deal scandal:

But Glavin’s letter glaringly omits mention of the female state trooper who accused Cuomo of making unwanted advances, one of the most damning accusations included in James’ report. And it spends little time on Cuomo’s book, contending at one point that the disgraced ex-gov didn’t have an “understanding” that assistance from his staffers “was in any way unlawful.”

Glavin's letter also focused some attention on Cuomo's "friends and family" priority COVID testing scandal:

Notably, when it comes to preferential treatment regarding COVID tests, Glavin points the finger at members of the Assembly and Senate, “who received preferential COVID-19 testing for themselves and various staff members,” including members of the Judiciary Committee to whom she sent the letter.

It's quite a piece of work. We suspect it may have damaged her client's interests more than it helped them.