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  • N.Y. Gov. Cuomo blocks some federal judges from officiating at weddings — because they might be Trump nominees

    12/23/2019 9:08:34 PM PST · by Bigtigermike · 32 replies
    Full Title: N.Y. Gov. Cuomo blocks some federal judges from officiating at weddings — because they might be Trump nominees New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a noncontroversial bipartisan bill that would have allowed all federal judges to officiate weddings in the state because some might have been nominated to the bench by President Donald Trump. "I cannot in good conscience support legislation that would authorize such actions by federal judges who are appointed by this federal administration," Cuomo's veto message stated. "President Trump does not embody who we are as New Yorkers," the Democratic governor added Friday. "The...
  • Former aide to Gov. Cuomo convicted in bribery case

    03/13/2018 7:16:45 PM PDT · by Beave Meister · 11 replies
    Fox News ^ | 3/13/2018 | Associated Press
    NEW YORK – A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was convicted on corruption charges Tuesday at a trial that further exposed the state capital's culture of backroom deal-making. A federal jury in Manhattan found Joseph Percoco guilty of two counts of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of soliciting bribes after deliberating for parts of three weeks. "Joseph Percoco was found guilty of taking over $300,000 in cash bribes by selling something priceless that was not his to sell – the sacred obligation to honestly and faithfully serve the citizens of New York," Manhattan...
  • Gov. Cuomo Calls For Gov’t Shut Down for Gun Control Laws

    09/29/2015 8:25:31 AM PDT · by rktman · 25 replies
    cnsnews.com ^ | 9/28/2015 | Eric Scheiner
    .......same gusto and the same commitment that the far right pursues their agenda.” “If the far right is willing to shut down the government because they don’t get a tax cut for the rich, then our people should have the save resolve and threaten to shut down the government if they don’t get a real gun control law to stop the killing of their innocent.”