Lots of profanity, a near-brawl - and all of it caught on tape.Ĭandid camera footage of CNN host Chris Cuomo getting into a heated confrontation in a public setting with a group of men on Sunday has all of that and then some. An insult that may or may not be an ethnic slur. All rights reserved.A confrontation between right-wing provocateurs and a CNN star (who also happens to be the brother of the governor of New York). “Every time someone charged with upholding the law looks at the facts, we prevail,” Azzopardi added.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. “As we’ve said all along, this was nothing more than an attack by those who abused their government positions unethically and - as the judge ruled today - unconstitutionally for political purpose,” Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said in a prepared statement.Ĭuomo resigned in August 2021 after the attorney general released the results of an investigation that concluded the then-governor had sexually harassed at least 11 women. Cuomo has denied those allegations.Ĭuomo filed his current lawsuit in April, arguing the commission lacked the constitutional authority to prosecute him. State officials have claimed Cuomo hadn’t kept a promise not to use any state resources on the book. “The Commission intends to move forward, deliberately and with zeal, to fulfill its mission to restore New Yorkers’ faith in government, even as it pursues relief from today’s ruling through the appellate and legislative processes,” read the joint statement from commission chair Frederick Davie and executive director Sanford Berland.Ĭuomo has battled both the commission and its predecessor, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, over his book earnings. Commission officials said they are reviewing all options, including legislation. The commission issued a statement saying it would continue to promote compliance with the state’s ethics and lobbying laws while the case works its way through the courts. “Today’s decision undermines the independent ethics commission created by Governor Hochul and we will work with the Commission to support an appeal.” “Taking office in the midst of scandal and a crisis in State government, Governor Hochul worked with the Legislature to craft a new, truly independent ethics body that could begin to restore New Yorkers’ faith in their public officials,” Hochul spokesman Avi Small said. State officials immediately said they were looking at appealing the trial-level judge’s decision. Commission findings involving state lawmakers are referred to the Legislative Ethics Commission for enforcement.

The Commission investigates potential ethics and lobbying violations by state officials, employees, lobbyists and their clients. The lawmakers said they wanted to increase public trust in government after Cuomo’s 2021 resignation in a sexual harassment scandal. Kathy Hochul to replace a previous ethics body that had been criticized for not being independent enough. The commission was formed by the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been fighting an attempt by the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government to force him to forfeit $5 million he got for writing a book about his administration’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by former Gov. (AP) - A commission created last year to enforce ethics rules for New York state’s employees and elected officials violates the state’s constitution because it is too independent, a state judge ruled Monday in a decision that could gut the body’s power to combat corruption and influence-peddling.

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