19 January 2024: Cuomo Sues NY Attorney General, Demands Records from Sexual Harassment Probe

Cuomo files new lawsuit against attorney general, demanding records

The legal proceedings surrounding the multiple sexual harassment allegations involving former NY state governor Andrew M. Cuomo have been moving at a glacial pace. But something has actually happened, with Cuomo's attorneys filing suit against NY state attorney general Letitia James demanding her office turn over records from its probe into the allegations that compelled him to resign in disgrace. Here are the leading paragraphs summarizing the legal development:

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is continuing his battle with the state attorney general’s office for all the files from the sexual harassment investigation that led to his resignation in August 2021.

Attorneys for Cuomo filed a petition in state Supreme Court in New York City this week seeking to compel the attorney general’s office to turn over the materials in response to a Freedom of Information Law request. Cuomo’s attorneys argue the attorney general’s office has unlawfully delayed providing a response to that request.

The case was filed as Cuomo’s attorneys also have tried to subpoena the investigative records in connection with two federal lawsuits that have been filed against the former governor — one by a female State Police investigator and another by a former female aide. Both accused him of sexual harassment.

The state attorney general's office has declined to provide the records requested by Cuomo's attorneys since it is not a party in the federal lawsuits filed by Cuomo's alleged victims. The article indicates the NY attorney general's office has about 73,000 documents related to its probe of sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo.

This entry was added to the timeline on 21 January 2024.