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Aug 2021
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CAFE Insider 8/10: Cuomo Quits

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On this free episode of CAFE Insider, Preet and Joyce react to the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and break down the report on Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment issued by the Office of the New York State Attorney General. They also discuss reporting from the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow that details a previously-undisclosed 2014 phone call that Cuomo made to the Obama White House regarding Preet and SDNY’s investigation into corruption in Albany.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

“Report of Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Harassment by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,” NY Attorney General report, 8/3/21

“Response to Special Investigators’ Report,” Executive Chamber attorney Paul Fishman letter, 8/4/21

“Andrew Cuomo’s War Against a Federal Prosecutor,” The New Yorker, 8/10/21

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