AG Andrew Cuomo has named two legal veterans -- former Manhattan US Atty and Whitewater special counsel Robert Fiske (he was replaced by Starr) and former Knapp Commission chief counsel Michael Armstrong -- as special advisers in his probe of allegations that the state police have engaged in political activity.
"Fiske and Armstrong will play a vital role in advising the team we are assembling to fully uncover the truth of this matter. Our goal is to conduct a thorough, fair and objective examination and follow the facts wherever they lead.”
An early guess would be that Cuomo expects the probe to go places that will look inherently political or anti-police. He wants a couple of graybeards to cover his flanks and confirm that Andrew is being very fair and apolitical when necessary -- although both men know a thing or two about investigating, too.
Armstrong is viewed as having Republican ties (he helped Al D'Amato pick judges), while Fiske (left) is seen as having Democratic links (he was picked by Janet Reno to head the early Whitewater probe of the Clintons).
UPDATE: Two of Armstrong's recent appearances in the public spotlight included his representing former Democratic Assemb. Brian McLaughlin, who pleaded guilty to corruption charges, and his organizing of an open letter from fellow former prosecutors criticizing Rudy Giuliani's performance as U.S. Attorney -- before the former mayor quit the presidential race.
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All this would not have been needed. If Soares did his job in the first place. He should have tattooed on his chest NOTHING IS EVER SETTLED UNTIL IT IS SETTLED RIGHT