After a nearly nine-month investigation, members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee got their first look at an impeachment report prepared by an outside law firm that was investigating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. 

“The report itself is written in a narrative fashion. It is not like reading a dense, legal brief or a law review article,” said Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine. “And I think the public will appreciate the effort that went into it, and get a very good sense of the issues that were investigated.”

Sources say the report is roughly 45 pages long, focusing on allegations of sexual harassment against Cuomo, nursing home deaths during the pandemic, and Cuomo’s $5 million book deal. 

What You Need To Know

  • Members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee got their first look at the Cuomo impeachment report Thursday, after a nearly nine-month investigation

  • Sources say the report finds multiple violations of Public Officers Law. It’s most damaging revelations focus on Cuomo’s lucrative book deal

  • The 45-page report will be made public in the coming days

Cuomo’s book, “American Crisis,” was written during the summer of 2020 and released that fall. Despite assurances that state resources would not be used to write the book, members of the committee say they found that was not the case at all. 

“This was done with substantial state resources and property and personnel on the clock,” said Assembly Judiciary Committee member Michael Montesano.

The report also shows instances where Cuomo leaned on people to buy the book in order to boost sales.

Sources say the Assembly uncovered multiple instances where Cuomo violated the Public Officers Law.

It also backs up claims of sexual harassment against the former governor, first detailed in a separate report released by State Attorney General Letitia James in August that led to Cuomo’s resignation. 

The Assembly report focuses on two of the harassment allegations, one from former staffer Brittany Commisso, who claims Cuomo groped her at the Executive Mansion, the governor’s official residence, and an allegation from a state trooper. 

“The conclusion is that incident was a legitimate incident, a credible incident. As was the one concerning the state trooper,” said Montesano. “And all of that information that the investigators have committed themselves that they are working with outside law enforcement agencies and sharing because there is interest from outside law enforcement agencies of many of the topics of investigation in the report.”

The report is being looked by additional members of the Judiciary Committee on Friday. It will be released to the public in the afternoon, or possibly on Monday.