No probelema: Gov defends Cy’s Harv delay

Gov. Cuomo on Monday defended his decision to postpone a state probe of Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr’s. handling of sexual-assault charges against Harvey Weinstein, saying he didn’t want to interfere with an ongoing investigation.

In March, Cuomo directed the state attorney general to review why Vance declined to prosecute Weinstein after a model accused the movie mogul of sexual assault.

The woman, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, provided authorities with an incriminating tape of Weinstein apologizing for allegedly groping her breasts.

But it wasn’t until May that Vance indicted Weinstein on sex-assault charges. The case is pending. “It’s an investigation of Vance by the AG that was postponed because you can’t investigate the DA while he’s doing a criminal investigation of the same matter,” Cuomo said of the probe at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. “So it was postponed six months.”

Cuomo also denied that a $25,000 campaign contribution from the law firm of former Weinstein lawyer David Boies on June 20, six days before he directed interim AG Barbara Underwood to suspend the probe, affected his decision.

Boies and his firm have donated at least $165,000 to the governor’s campaigns since 2012.

“First of all, Boies is not representing Weinstein. Second, it has nothing to do with Weinstein,” the governor said.

Boies donated $10,000 to Vance in August 2015 after his office initially declined to pursue charges against Weinstein.