NY Times: Governor Cuomo (NY) is censoring the state archives to protect himself.

[TheWraith]

Alright, it's official: I'm now on the "Absolutely Not Andrew Cuomo in 2016" bandwagon.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration, already drawing attention for its focus on secrecy, has now begun editing his record as New York attorney general, sending aides to the state archives to remove key documents from public view.

The aides have declared off limits all of Mr. Cuomo’s files related to a 2007 inquiry into the use of the State Police for political purposes, which was one of the most prominent public corruption investigations he oversaw as attorney general. And, in a change of practice, the administration is also pre-emptively reviewing all documents sent by the governor to the archives and removing anything it deems sensitive from public view.

Even more telling is his response when Eliot Spitzer criticized his actions:

Mr. Cuomo’s office issued a sharp retort, saying, “This is just Eliot and his minions still trying to vindicate Eliot.” In a second statement, it added, “The governor’s office does not respond to Eliot Spitzer, but any first-year lawyer knows it is important to protect confidential informants and to preserve the attorney-client privilege.” His office also said numerous investigations into the matter “concluded the same way: Spitzer abused his office and the people of the state.”

The Cuomo administration’s actions to restrict access to the archives of his attorney general files became public when reporters for The Times Union of Albany began visiting the archives to review the records from his tenure as attorney general. The reporters noticed that, after they photocopied documents in the files, the documents disappeared; they later determined that Mr. Cuomo’s special assistant, Linda Lacewell, and spokesman, Josh Vlasto, had visited and removed the papers from the public files.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/nyregion/cuomo-is-editing-his-years-as-state-attorney-general.html?_r=1

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, TheWraith.

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2. Careful, Andy -- look at how well that's working for Mitt! n/t

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