Rich Azzopardi, spokesman for Andrew Cuomo, on Tuesday evening condemned the decision by a NY ethics panel to force him to hand over $5.1m in profits from his 2020 book on COVID.
A state ethics committee has voted to launch an investigation into itself to find out how Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo s $5.1 million COVID memoir deal was approved.
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Cuomo refuses to release records related to his American Crisis book
Governor s office cites exemption intended to shield active police investigations
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This cover image released by Crown shows American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic by Andrew Cuomo. The New York governor has gained a national following through his management of the coronavirus pandemic. Now he s writing a book that looks back on his experiences. It includes leadership advice and a close look at his relationship with the administration of President Donald Trump. (Crown via AP)AP
ALBANY – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo s office is refusing to release a multitude of public records related to his $5.1 million book deal, with his attorneys invoking one law that keeps records of the state s ethics panel secret and another designed to keep law enforcement records hidden if releasing them could interfere with an investigation.
[The governor] is giving the remainder in a trust for his three daughters equally who worked with the Governor during this pandemic and did what he calls ‘tireless and effective work for all New Yorkers’ and gave him ‘the strength and love to make it through the crisis every day, Rich Azzopardi, his communications director, said Monday.
The governor has repeatedly dodged questions at his coronavirus briefings in recent months in relation to his book deal, specifically the funds he was set to receive, in addition to other accusations of wrongdoing. At most briefings he said the financial information would come at the release of his tax filing, which are typically made public.