Months after issuing his split-the-difference, improper-but-not-illegal report on Troopergate that reached conclusions without the need to speak to all the witnesses, Andrew Cuomo continues to nibble around the edges of the still-ongoing investigation.
Speaking to the NY Post ed board about Albany DA David Soares on-hold probe of whether Spitzer aide Darren Dopp might have lied in a statement he made to Cuomo's investigators, and questions about whether Cuomo made sure the statement was technically under oath and subject to penalties for perjury, the AG said:
"There are other theories to pursue if [Soares] wanted to pursue them. I don't know where [Soares is] going, but there are other crimes besides perjury." And also: "There's a lot of crimes that you could charge that don't require a sworn statement."
Although we wish Andrew a very happy 50th, this is strange for a couple of reasons.
First, doesn't Cuomo remember that his own report already concluded that there were no crimes? And second, why is he talking about another prosecutor's investigation? Why can't Cuomo master the quote that dozens of prosecutors across the country have learned:
"I cannot comment on an ongoing investigation." Period.