The embattled governor was paid $3.1 million as part of his book deal in 2020 and donated $500,000 of his earnings to the United Way and vaccination efforts, his office said. He paid $1.5 million in taxes and incurred $117,000 in expenses, according to federal tax filings made public Monday.
Nick Langworthy, New York state Republican Party chairman, said Mr. Cuomo should donate every penny of his earnings “to the families of his victims.”
The governor’s office said Mr. Cuomo donated $500,000 of his book profits to the United Way of New York State.
“Andrew Cuomo’s corrupt, disgusting book deal was paid with $5.1 million of blood money on the graves of 15,000 dead seniors,” Mr. Langworthy said, referring to a Cuomo order in the early days of the pandemic.
That order told nursing homes and elder-care facilities that they could not discriminate against people with COVID-19, effectively meaning that older people infected with the disease were set among, and locked down with, the population most vulnerable to the virus.
Andrew Cuomo Netted $1.5M On COVID Book in 2020, Spokesman Says
By Rebecca Klapper
On 5/17/21 at 4:57 PM EDT
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made $1.5 million in 2020 for his book on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic that generated controversy.
The $1.5 million is only a portion of the profit the governor is expected to make for the book over the next two years, Cuomo s spokesman Richard Azzopardi said Monday. According to his publishing contract, the New York Democrat will net $5 million for the book.
Three million of the earnings are classified as Cuomo s advance payment and the other is $2 million in profits. In light of the news, critics are calling for Cuomo to release his full contract with the publisher for further insight into royalties and compensation if more copies of his book are sold.
Cuomo Set to Receive $5.1 Million from Pandemic Book Deal
The New York governor reported earning $3.1 million last year from his leadership memoir, with additional payments coming in the next two years.
“American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic,” a memoir by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, was published in October. Credit.Pool photo by Mary Altaffer
May 17, 2021, 2:36 p.m. ET
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo reported earning $3.12 million last year from his memoir about leading New York during the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures obtained by The New York Times and set to be released publicly on Monday. State officials said his contract for the book also included another $2 million to be paid over the next two years.
The embattled governor was paid $3.1 million as part of his book deal in 2020 and donated $500,000 of his earnings to the United Way and vaccination efforts, his office said. He paid $1.5 million in taxes and incurred $117,000 in expenses, according to federal tax filings made public Monday.