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Editorial: More secrecy, governor? FacebookTwitterEmail THE ISSUE: Gov. Andrew Cuomo has at least four law firms working on his behalf but won’t reveal how they’re being paid. THE STAKES:
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has an ever-growing need for lawyers. New evidence of that arrived Monday, when we learned state Attorney General Letitia James, acting on a referral from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, will be investigating the governor’s possibly criminal use of state employees for his coronavirus book the one he got a huge but still secret advance for. In turn, Richard Azzopardi, a spokesman for Mr. Cuomo, claimed Mr. DiNapoli and Ms. James, both Democrats, are considering running for governor and alleged the investigation was really about their wanting to “further political self-interest.” ....