29 September 2021: Tish James Speaks About Cuomo Abuses of Power

29 September 2021: Tish James Speaks About Cuomo Abuses of Power

Campaign speech? Attorney General Letitia James goes on offensive against Cuomo

New York State Attorney General Letitia "Tish" James spoke about Andrew M. Cuomo's misconduct in office today, while playing coy over whether she might run for NY governor in 2022. The following excerpt focuses on James' comments made while speaking to the Association for a Better New York (ABNY):

"The former governor has spent a lot of energy criticizing it and me," James said. "Until now, I've chosen to take the high road. I've chosen not to respond in detail. That changes today."...

"Mr. Cuomo broke the laws he championed," James said. "He has never taken responsibility for his own conduct. He has never held himself accountable for how his behavior affected our state government."...

"Mr. Cuomo broke the laws he championed," James said. "He has never taken responsibility for his own conduct. He has never held himself accountable for how his behavior affected our state government."

On Wednesday, James demurred when asked whether she is running for governor.

She also made a clear distinction between her conduct and Andrew M. Cuomo's conduct when he launched his own investigation of a New York governor involved in scandals:

James noted that her investigation began based on a referral from Cuomo himself. She said Cuomo did not wait for such a referral when he, as attorney general of the state, investigated former Governor Eliot Spitzer.

"My office appointed outside, independent investigators," she said. "By contrast, Mr. Cuomo used his own staff."

Cuomo's allies have called James' investigation politically motivated and suggested it was meant to remove him from office so she could ascend to the governor's office.

Note that last sentence. Isn't that how Andrew M. Cuomo got himself into the Executive Mansion in Albany?