{"id":1297401,"date":"2022-02-14T19:24:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T00:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1297401"},"modified":"2022-02-14T19:24:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T00:24:56","slug":"report-disgraced-former-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-plots-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-disgraced-former-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-plots-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Disgraced Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Plots Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-disgraced-former-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-plots-comeback%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1297401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Andrew Cuomo (D), who resigned from his post as New York governor amid a sexual harassment scandal last year, is reportedly \u201cplotting his comeback,\u201d <em>Politico <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/02\/12\/andrew-cuomo-governor-attorney-general-00008138\">reported<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn interviews with a dozen former aides and allies, they characterized the three-term governor as still stewing over what he believes was his forced resignation, and they say he\u2019s been conferring with some of them to determine his best course,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Former aides and Cuomo\u2019s attorney told the outlet he is \u201cdesigning a plan to vindicate himself\u201d over what he thinks is a \u201cpolitically driven\u201d report from state Attorney General Letitia James. James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/03\/new-york-ag-cuomo-sexually-harassed-state-employees-violated-laws\/\">announced<\/a> last August that an independent investigation concluded that Cuomo had sexually harassed 11 women. Since then, five district attorneys have chosen not to pursue criminal charges, though \u201cnone questioned the veracity of the women\u2019s claims,\u201d the report states.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do expect you\u2019ll be hearing from the governor relatively soon on this issue,\u201d Cuomo\u2019s lawyer Rita Glavin said. \u201cI can\u2019t give you the date, but I know he\u2019s planning to make some comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will not let this go,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Past and current advisers speculated that he could use his remaining influence to lambaste his political enemies and to \u201csteer political conversations.\u201d The former governor was reportedly seen dining with New York Mayor Eric Adams recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn aggressive push comes with peril, some former aides noted,\u201d the report said. \u201cHe will likely face civil suits over the sexual harassment claims; the state ethics board is trying to claw back his $5.1 million book deal; and an undercounting of nursing home deaths continues to dog him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others have guessed at an attempt to take the state attorney general seat back with the $13 million he has left in campaign funds, though his spokesperson Rick Azzopardi said that is not happening.&nbsp;<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile no one here can help it if some people in this town continue to be fixated on him, this is blatantly false,\u201d Azzopardi told <em>Politico<\/em>.\u201cFrom the beginning the governor been laser-focused on getting the truth out and making sure that New Yorkers understand the rampant politics and prosecutorial misconduct that permeated every page of the AG\u2019s sham report.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17541442\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17541442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NY-AG-Letitia-James-8321-Andrew-Cuomo-allegations-Getty.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - August 03: New York Attorney General Letitia James (C) and independent investigators Anne L. Clark (L) and Joon H. Kim present the findings of an independent investigation into accusations by multiple women that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them on August 3, 2021 in New York City. The investigators concluded that the Governor sexually harassed multiple women. (Photo by David Dee Delgado\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Attorney General Letitia James presents the findings of an independent investigation into accusations by multiple women that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed them. (Photo by David Dee Delgado\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In an interview with Bloomberg News, Cuomo did not rule out a political future and said he regrets resigning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never resigned because I said I did something wrong. I said, I\u2019m resigning because I don\u2019t want to be a distraction,\u201d he said in the interview.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>James stands by her report and said Cuomo is a \u201cserial sexual harasser.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor months, Andrew Cuomo has been hiding behind his campaign lawyer and falsely crying \u2018witch hunt\u2019 despite previously admitting to this misconduct multiple times,\u201d James\u2019 office said. The comment came after Glavin said Cuomo would file a complaint with the goal of getting James disbarred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he thinks he has a real legal case, he should go ahead and file it. These attacks are disgraceful and yet another desperate charade to mask the truth: Andrew Cuomo is a serial sexual harasser,\u201d James\u2019 office continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Politico <\/em>report noted that \u201cother than seeking vindication\u2026 few could point to a rationale for any political campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main question everyone\u2019s asking is when do people move on? And there are no answers,\u201d a former Cuomo aide anonymously told the outlet. \u201cAt some point, you have to pivot. Is the pivot point a loss in an election? I think the key on all sides is when is he comfortable saying, \u2018I need to move on?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16041740\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16041740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-mar182021-pool-getty.jpg\" alt=\"New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at an event at his office in New York, on March 18, 2021. - Cuomo spoke about the return of spectators to performing arts and sporting events, including a limited amount of fans attending baseball games at the start of the season as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. (Photo by Seth Wenig \/ Pool AP \/ AFP) (Photo by SETH WENIG\/Pool AP\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at an event at his office in New York, on March 18, 2021. (Photo by SETH WENIG\/Pool AP\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Sexual Harassment Working Group, comprised of Cuomo\u2019s former female aides, filed a complaint this month to have Cuomo disbarred, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Andrew Cuomo continues his \u2018vindication\u2019 media campaign, the Sexual Harassment Working Group is fighting for actual accountability for the harm he inflicted on at least eleven women,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> added that any of the \u201cextraordinary support\u201d Cuomo compiled while he was governor has \u201cevaporated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnions, business groups and political leaders all have moved on: They have all largely galvanized around Cuomo\u2019s successor, Kathy Hochul, for her election bid this fall and for James\u2019 reelection,\u201d the outlet observed. \u201cThat\u2019s why some expect Cuomo may be more focused on clearing his own name rather than a political run. Doing so hasn\u2019t worked out well for other disgraced New York politicians in recent memory: Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner tried to run for office and failed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Cuomo (D), who resigned from his post as New York governor amid a sexual harassment scandal last year, is reportedly \u201cplotting his comeback,\u201d Politico reported over the weekend. \u201cIn &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1297401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1297401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1297401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1297401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1297401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1297401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1297401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}