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I don't think they have any intention of any of that money being refunded back to the publisher. The dirty rotten state scum wants to scarf up all that dough themselves. Speaking of progtard scum, catch this bit about the pot calling the kettle black. de Blasio "owes more than $300,000 in unpaid legal bills to the Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel law firm after he hired them in 2016 to handle investigations of his fundraising tactics" as well using taxpayer funds in the amount of "$320,000 for using his security detail to shuffle staffers around, including those on his failed presidential bid." De Blasio calls on Cuomo to repay taxpayers for book costs: 'There needs to be a lot of accountability' Quote:NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday called on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to give taxpayers back the money he allegedly used to write his coronavirus pandemic memoir.
Earlier this week, the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee released a 63-page report outlining that Cuomo “utilized state resources and property, including work by Executive Chamber staff, to write, publish and promote his book.”
During a virtual press conference, reporters asked Mayor de Blasio, who had a volatile relationship with the former governor, if he thinks Cuomo should now be forced to repay taxpayers – and the mayor seemed to agree.
Noting that the report was “deeply troubling,” Mayor de Blasio said he believes “there needs to be a lot of accountability from this point on.”
“If government resources were inappropriately used, yes, of course he should pay back anything that he used inappropriately,” the mayor said. “If there are actions that rise to a criminal level, there should be prosecution.”
However, other reporters were quick to point out that the outgoing mayor still owes more than $300,000 in unpaid legal bills to the Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel law firm after he hired them in 2016 to handle investigations of his fundraising tactics.
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