Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo stated Thursday he gained’t launch his shopper record from his time working as a advisor after his 2021 resignation as a result of privateness points, a difficulty that has been pressed throughout this yr’s mayoral election.
Cuomo’s opponent, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, known as on his rival to launch the shopper record in a video posted on Tuesday, accusing him of attempting to cowl up scandals.
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is pictured throughout his anti-Trump tour on Staten Island Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Josephine Stratman / New York Each day Information)
However Cuomo, throughout a press convention Thursday on financial improvement plans, stated he couldn’t title names due to “attorney-client privilege.” He did say he’s labored for “podcasts, I’ve advocated for certain causes that are dear to me, worked with organizations, pro-Israel organizations among others, practicing law.”
The previous governor stated he had no purchasers earlier than the town or state authorities, and that he hasn’t performed any lobbying work.
It’s been beforehand revealed that his purchasers embrace a crypto agency that pleaded responsible to working illegally within the U.S. and a luxurious marina in Puerto Rico. Cuomo additionally joined a authorized staff defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from allegations of conflict crimes in Gaza.
A spokesman for the previous governor stated that the “podcast” he labored on was his personal, titled “As a matter of fact with Andrew Cuomo.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Speaks at a press convention at Metropolis Staff Union on W. 14th St. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025 in Manhattan, New York.(Barry Williams/ New York Each day Information)
“We learned Andrew Cuomo advised an offshore illegal crypto exchange and failed to disclose nearly $3 million in nuclear stock options only after investigate journalists uncovered it — what else is he hiding?” Mamdani spokeswoman Dora Pekec stated in an announcement.
“After four years of endless corruption at City Hall, New Yorkers deserve a mayor who will wake up every day and work for them, not engage in pay-to-play.”
Wealthy Azzopardi, a spokesperson for Cuomo, stated the marketing campaign corrected their inventory disclosures and that the marina challenge didn’t find yourself going by.
“Mamdani clearly can’t take the heat and is desperately trying to change the subject from his own hypocrisy,” he stated.
Cuomo created his consulting agency, Innovation Methods LLC, after resigning as governor after a number of allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies.
Initially Printed: August 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM EDT
