I’m all set to ‘Tish’ it out as AG vs. Cuo

Although the governor may have a strong personality, I think I’ve got an even stronger personality, as someone from Brooklyn. — Atty. general candidate Letitia James (left)

Gov. Cuomo’s pick to be the next attorney general criticized his decision to close the anti-corruption Moreland investigation and said she wouldn’t take orders from the governor because her personality is stronger than his.

“I’ve been independent all of my life,” Public Advocate Letitia James said in a PBS interview.

“The reality is that I’ve been counted out for a very long time and people continue to underestimate me and I continue to overperform. I’ve been a fighter from day one.

“The reality is that although the governor may have a strong personality, I think I’ve got an even stronger personality, as someone from Brooklyn.”

James made the remarks in an interview with the public affairs program New York Now, which is being broadcast in New York City Saturday by WNET.

The front-runner for the AG’s job also took aim at Cuomo for the sudden shutdown of the Moreland Commission, which he appointed in July 2013 and disbanded suddenly in March 2014.

“We should have continued with the Moreland Commission,” James told reporter Karen DeWitt.

“But, at this point in time, there is no Moreland Commission and in or- der to engage in a Moreland Commission, we would need to get the approval of the governor of the state of New York.”

She added that she would press the state Legislature and Cuomo to expand the AG’s powers to investigate corruption after several scandals rocked Albany.

They led to indictments and convictions of Cuomo’s former top aide, Joseph Percoco, and the state’s most powerful lawmakers, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

“The Office of Attorney General should be independent and the Office of Attorney General should have the power to investigate without the approval of the governor of the state of New York,” James said. “It’s absolutely critically important.”

Under current law, Cuomo must refer a matter to the attorney general’s office for investigation.

There was no immediate comment from Cuomo’s campaign about James’ remarks.

James is locked in a four-way battle to win the Democratic Party nomination in the Sept. 13 primary against Zephyr Teachout, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney and Leecia Eve, a former top adviser to Hillary Clinton. The victor would be the overwhelming favorite in November’s general election.