New York Daily News

Don’t trust Tish probe, says Andy

- BY CHRIS SOMMERFELD­T AND DENIS SLATTERY

Gov. Cuomo sowed doubt Monday about the integrity of Attorney General Letitia James’ investigat­ion into his alleged sexual misconduct, claiming New Yorkers and legislator­s shouldn’t necessaril­y have “faith” in her findings.

Cuomo offered the vague aspersion after being asked by a reporter if members of the Assembly should take the attorney general’s findings at face value amid rumors that she’s considerin­g a run against the governor in next year’s primary.

“I’m not telling anyone to have faith in anything,” Cuomo said in a briefing at his Midtown office. “Everybody makes their own decisions.”

Cuomo (inset) also upped the ante by firmly rejecting the idea that he’d resign if James’ inquiry substantia­tes the sexual misconduct accusation­s against him.

“I did nothing wrong, period, and

I’m not resigning, and

I’m doing my job every day,” Cuomo said.

Assembly members, who have launched an impeachmen­t investigat­ion into Cuomo over the sexual harassment claims, are likely to give James’ findings significan­t weight as they consider whether to initiate removal proceeding­s.

It’s unclear how long it will take James’ office to conclude the probe. A spokesman for the AG declined to comment Monday.

James, whose successful 2018 AG campaign was endorsed by Cuomo, has tapped a former Manhattan federal prosecutor and an anti-discrimina­tion attorney to lead the inquiry into allegation­s that the governor sexually harassed 10 women, several of whom are current or former staffers.

The most serious accusation comes from an as-of-yet unidentifi­ed current staffer, who says the governor groped her breast after summoning her to the Executive Mansion in Albany last year to assist him with his cell phone.

Despite now casting doubt over James’ investigat­ion, Cuomo explicitly asked her to launch the probe in March after several accusers came forward.

Cuomo is separately facing a Justice Department investigat­ion over allegation­s his administra­tion covered up the number of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes.

The Assembly is considerin­g those allegation­s as part of its probe, but Cuomo reiterated his belief the nursing home scandal was manufactur­ed by former President Donald Trump.

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