"New York is the model. Cuomo is doing it correctly." - Tony Fauci, July 18, 2020
Posted on 03/14/2021 11:07:44 AM PDT by conservative98
At the height of the pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called upon some of his most trusted emissaries to return to the fold to help coordinate the state’s coronavirus response, including Larry Schwartz, his former top aide who is now leading New York’s vaccination efforts.
But with Mr. Cuomo facing concurrent scandals and calls for his resignation, Mr. Schwarz has taken on another role: as a political operative, asking state Democratic leaders to support the governor, a third-term Democrat, while continuing to discuss the urgent business of immunization.
According to two Democratic county executives, Mr. Schwartz placed calls to them in recent weeks, inquiring about their loyalty to the governor amid a series of sexual harassment allegations that have led many congressional Democrats, including both the state’s senators, to demand Mr. Cuomo’s resignation.
In one case, a county executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said that after Mr. Schwartz had discussed the governor’s political situation, he then pivoted directly to a conversation about vaccine distribution.
In another example, a second county executive said Mr. Schwartz called immediately after a different Cuomo administration official had called about vaccine distribution in the county.
The close timing of those calls was unusual enough that the second executive’s legal counsel filed a preliminary complaint on Friday with the state attorney general office’s public integrity bureau, about a possible ethics violation by the governor’s office, according to an official with direct knowledge of the complaint.
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Andrew Cuomo has his political enforcers calling county executives asking for support and some have filed complaints saying that there was an implied threat of withholding vaccines from their counties: https://t.co/5N7swsZ90P— MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) March 14, 2021
"New York is the model. Cuomo is doing it correctly." - Tony Fauci, July 18, 2020
An ethics violation? In New York? Who woulda thunk it...
Where’s the support from his ex-wife and three daughters?
from the NY Slimes:
According to two Democratic county executives, Mr. Schwartz placed calls to them in recent weeks, inquiring about their loyalty to the governor amid a series of sexual harassment allegations that have led many congressional Democrats, including both the state’s senators, to demand Mr. Cuomo’s resignation. In one case, a county executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said that after Mr. Schwartz had discussed the governor’s political situation, he then pivoted directly to a conversation about vaccine distribution. In another example, a second county executive said Mr. Schwartz called immediately after a different Cuomo administration official had called about vaccine distribution in the county. The close timing of those calls was unusual enough that the second executive’s legal counsel filed a preliminary complaint on Friday with the state attorney general office’s public integrity bureau, about a possible ethics violation by the governor’s office, according to an official with direct knowledge of the complaint.
Where’s the support from his ex-wife and three daughters?
Maybe the three ain’t his. 😉
“New York is the model. Cuomo is doing it correctly.” - Tony Fauci, July 18, 2020
Fauxi lied and people died.
Seeing that PIAPS-loving, little, lying POS next to an American flag should be an anathema to real Americans.
The POS eats, sleeps and bleeds commie red.
Belongs in GITMO as a domestic enemy terrorist.
Be like Bill Clinton!
Never give up!
I love to see a guilty liberal fight to the end of his term.
No one wants to get aboard a sinking ship. Rats be jumping.
Get real. Schwartz was just reminding the Democrat mob that Cuomo retains all the details on just how all the loot from the nursing home kickback scheme, the construction bribes on the Tappan Zee brige and other state projects and especially how family members were designated “lobbyists” to launder and distribute bribes. If Cuomo goes down so will many others. Since Cuomo won’t and can’t resign, back off, suck it up and do what is expected or else.
That there would be an ethics violation, or ethics?
I’m truly enjoying the arrogant Pepe’ Le Cuomo twisting in the wind.
Yup! 🥺
That's possible, since they're half Kennedy.
BOL!
This sounds like how the mob works in NYC and Chicago.
I love it when they call extortion an “ethics violation”.
;-)
“Let me put you on hold for a minute while I turn on this recorder.”
“Ok, I’m back. Now what were you saying I should do for the Governor?”
...click...
i don’t hink Andrew Cuomo is “reeling.” at this point I prefer that he hang on tight to the office of Governor. If he is replaced his successor will be a more reliable Communist or Commie wannabe. in the meantime he stays as a very visible illustration of Democrat corruption and incompetence being highlighted by the Left.
LOL
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