Tuesday, November 02, 2021

2 November 2021: AG James Responds to Cuomo Defense Team's Attacks on Criminal Probe

AG James fires back at Cuomo attempt to ‘undermine’ report amid criminal charge

This report contains much of New York State Attorney General Letitia James' response to Andrew M. Cuomo's PR and legal team's latest rounds of attempted smears of the investigations that resulted in Cuomo choosing to resign in disgrace rather than be impeached.

State Attorney General and 2022 Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Letitia James dismissed disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest criticisms of her bombshell sexual harassment report as part of his continued attempt to “undermine” and “politicize” her findings in the wake of criminal charges filed against the former pol.

“Listen, we completed our investigation. Our investigation included thousands and thousands of pieces of evidence and substantiated and corroborated all of the allegations,” she said Monday morning on Manhattan’s Upper East Side when asked to respond.

“The Sheriff of Albany County has engaged in an independent investigation and my work is done. But I believe the women.”...

“I think it’s important that individuals understand that the investigation of the Attorney General was as a result of a referral from the former governor of the state of New York. It’s not like I requested this investigation,” reminded James.

Governor Cuomo then said, ‘Let’s refer this matter over to Letitia James, because I believe in her,’” said James, noting last spring Cuomo formally requested that her office open a probe into the allegations of sexual misconduct.

“It’s unfortunate that he doesn’t agree with the result, the outcome, but it was an independent investigation, based on the corroboration and substantiation of 1,000s of pieces of evidence and witnesses. And, again, this is nothing more than an attempt by the former governor to undermine and to politicize this report, and again for him to describe it as “the big lie.” But it is not.”

James' comments were made on 1 November 2021.

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