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Cuomo's Smart-Andy Attitude at Inquiry Comes Off as Dumb

By RICHARD STEIER rsteier@thechiefleader.com
Posted 11/15/21

Shortly after he lost the 1977 mayoral election to Ed Koch, Mario Cuomo acknowledged that he had been too smart for his own good when his treatment of his rival in debates during the runoff for the Democratic nomination came off as too strident.

His son Andrew, who had just a peripheral role in that campaign as a 19-year-old, appeared to have forgotten that lesson, judging by the transcript released Nov. 10 and an audio recording that refuted one of his claims during the sexual-harassment inquiry four months ago by two outside investigators tapped by State Attorney General Letitia James.

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