22 September 2021: NY Taxpayers Won't Pay Any More of Cuomo's Aides Legal Bills

Hochul cuts off money for Cuomo aides' legal bills, what this could mean for Assembly probe

This report covers events that occurred on 2 September 2021, but which were not reported until 20 September 2021.

Former staffers to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this month were told by the new top counsel in Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration their legal bills would no longer be covered by the state, according to an email reviewed by Spectrum News 1.

The email, sent by Hochul counsel Elizabeth Fine on Sept. 2 to law firms representing former aides to Cuomo, stated the governor's office is reviewing the legal basis for approving the payment of past attorney fees.

At the same time, the governor's office will not approve new legal bills after Sept. 2, Fine wrote.

The email was sent amid ongoing investigations, including a probe into the former Cuomo administration by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

The report also indicates the NY Assembly's report on its impeachment investigation of Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged misconduct in office "could be released in early October".