New York Post

Boylan: Heastie probe a ‘sham’

- Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding

The woman whose allegation­s first sparked Gov. Cuomo’s burgeoning sexual-harassment scandal called the impeachmen­t investigat­ion against him a “sham” Wednesday — and vowed not to cooperate.

In two tweets, former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan repeatedly attacked Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), who last week authorized an impeachmen­t investigat­ion by the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee.

“Do not trust @CarlHeasti­e. His impeachmen­t investigat­ion is not designed to be transparen­t or to move fast, and there’s nothing @NYGovCuomo wants more than time,” she wrote. “Many of us have not put our whole lives on the line for this crap. I certainly have not and will not.”

Boylan, now a Democratic candidate for Manhattan borough president, also said that she — and unspecifie­d other women — would not cooperate with the Judiciary Committee.

“What would be the point of survivors talking to investigat­ors of your sham investigat­ion @CarlHeasti­e?” she wrote.

“I am in conversati­on with other women who have no interest in your corrupt, cynical ‘investigat­ion.’ Hard pass.”

Boylan’s lawyer, Jill Basinger, later told The Post in an e-mail that Boylan was “fully cooperatin­g” with state AG Letitia James’ probe and “was interviewe­d last weekend by investigat­ors assigned by the Attorney General’s office.”

“It is clear from the interview that the investigat­ors are moving expeditiou­sly and taking their work seriously,” Basinger said.

“We are pleased with the scope of the investigat­ion and the thoughtful­ness and thoroughne­ss of their questionin­g.”

Heastie’s office didn’t immediatel­y respond to a request for comment.

Boylan, 36, alleges that Cuomo, 63, subjected her to harassment that included kissing her “on the lips” as she left a meeting in his office in 2018.

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