Cuomo, De Blasio Downplaying US Attorney's Assertions In Corruption Scandal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio are downplaying new assertions by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that he will uncover wrongdoing in their administrations relating to the New York corruption scandal.
CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported that Cuomo made it clear he thinks he's totally in the clear when it comes to the corruption probes.
"You know, I didn't take it that he would be targeting people because that would be wrong, but, you know, I was the attorney general, I basically said the same thing," Cuomo said. "My job is to ferret out corruption. That's his job there to find corruption."
Bharara told ABC's "This Week" he expects to hit pay dirt in his investigations into corruption in Albany and City Hall.
"We have found that corruption is rife in a lot of institutions in New York and throughout New York," Bharara said. "It's also true that there's corruption, we believe, in the executive branches as well and we'll ferret it out wherever we find it."
Since the corruption probe has engulfed the mayor's administration, de Blasio only takes questions from the press once a week.
De Blasio's press secretary said in a statement, "We're confident that we have acted appropriately at all times."
Since Bharara started jailing corrupt lawmakers, many have speculated about his own political ambitions.
Bharara said he doesn't see himself either being appointed or running for posts in Washington, D.C., or Albany, but he didn't rule out City Hall.
