8 September 2021: NY Atty General Says Release of Cuomo Transcripts On Hold

New York attorney general says transcripts in Cuomo probe won't be released at this time

We're catching up with some events that occurred before the Labor Day holiday weekend. This report covers the 1 September 2021 announcement by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whose office will not release its investigation materials including transcripts of its interviews with Andrew M. Cuomo, his staffers, or his alleged sexual harassment victims at this time.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' office is complying with a request from local prosecutors to not release at this point transcripts of interviews generated by the independent investigation of sexual harassment allegations leveled against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she said on Wednesday.

"We cannot release it, we would like to release it because we believed in transparency," James told reporters during a stop at the State Fair. "The districts attorneys have asked us not to release the transcripts and we are cooperating with them."

District attorneys have announced they are reviewing some of the allegations against Cuomo contained in the report, which found the former governor sexually harassed multiple women. Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing, though has acknowledged some actions and things he have said were taken out of context.

On 25 August 2021, several county district attorneys requested James' office hold off releasing the transcripts of its interviews and other investigation materials to the public while they complete their own investigations of Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged criminal misconduct in their jurisdictions.