Posted on 03/22/2021 9:38:25 AM PDT by Brilliant
An attorney for one of the women accusing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment is claiming that the governor is interfering with a state attorney general investigation.
Debra Katz, who represents Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett, complained in a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James. It follows an Albany Times Union report that the administration was offering attorneys to meet with staffers before James' office interviewed them, and even to accompany them to the interviews. Katz said she understood that the attorneys were also "debriefing" employees after the interviews.
"This is highly improper and we object in the strongest possible terms to this obvious interference with what you have stated would be a 'thorough and independent' investigation," Katz said...
Katz argued that having attorneys from Cuomo's office speak with employees could have a "chilling effect on potential witnesses or other accusers who wish to come forward but fear job-related retaliation" if they speak out. She claimed that she has already spoken to witnesses who told her that they were afraid of facing retaliation "if they refuse to cooperate with the Executive Chamber's lawyers" and felt "constrained" from speaking about Cuomo's conduct and their work environment in front of administration attorneys.
"We believe that this offer of counsel constitutes a deliberate attempt by the governor to interfere with your office's investigation," Katz said...
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I am no surprised with this
Karen better get used to it. He is not going anywhere.
Is this the same attorney that represented Blasey Ford in the Kavenaugh debacle hearings ?
Yup!
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Didn’t Cuomo say he would step down today?.
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