20 October 2021: Cuomo Attorney Asks to Have Damning Sexual Harassment Findings in AG Report Rewritten

Cuomo attorney: AG James biased on sexual harassment report due to political ambition

Andrew M. Cuomo's personal attorney, Rita Glavin, is seeking to have the findings of the state attorney general's report into Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment of 11 women rewritten.

Former governor Andrew Cuomo’s legal team announced Wednesday the submission of an application to alter Attorney General Letitia James’ sexual harassment report about him.

Rita Glavin, the attorney for the former governor, says James viewed the allegations through a bias lens due to her own political ambitions, including the potential of her being a Democratic primary opponent against Cuomo in 2022’s gubernatorial election.

Cuomo resigned in August following the attorney general’s bombshell report that concluded he sexually harassed numerous women, including former and current state employees.

Hmm. You would think a politician holding greater political power than the state attorney general in New York, like say, the governorship, would have declined to resign in disgrace if they were facing off against another politician. Especially after having had months to prepare for an adverse finding.

But here's what Glavin is claiming on her client's behalf:

“Today we are submitting to attorneys, an application to correct, amend and supplement the August 3rd accusation of sexual abuse against the governor,” Glavin said. “First of all, the application must be considered by a truly independent reviewer. It is our position that the attorney general cannot consider the application because she is not to be involved into allegations against the governor.

“The August 3rd report is materially misleading, it is flawed, and it is unreliable,” Glavin said. “It misled the public, but it also is relied upon in civil lawsuits that defendants have said they plan to file. The report prejudiced the governor, overturned the election, and disenfranchised 3.6 million votes. It has to be corrected.”

According to Glavin, the attorney general’s report contained “glaring material omissions and errors, regarding facts, evidence, and applicable law, as detailed in a 150-page submission with exhibits.

You might think that if Andrew M. Cuomo thought he had a strong argument, he would be lining up to run, again, for the position to which he was elected in New York on three separate occasions.

When asked if Cuomo was considering a run for governor next year, Glavin said: “I don’t have an answer for that.”

We think Glavin's pitch is mainly aimed at minimizing the legal consequences of the sexual harassment allegations against her client, which will include both civil and criminal litigation.