New York State Insider: Statement by New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on Gov. Cuomo's Covid-19 Book.

 

For Immediate Release: February 23, 2021

 

Statement by New York State Conservative Party

Chairman Gerard Kassar  

“The public deserves to know now how much Gov. Cuomo profited from best-selling COVID-19 book.” 

 Brooklyn, NY - “‘American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic’ (Crown, 2o20), Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (semi-fictional) New York Times best-seller, presumably made the governor a tidy profit. The public deserves to know the exact amount now, as questions about his handling of COVID-19 are squarely in the public eye.  

“To profit from such a human catastrophe in the first place — after potentially fatal mistakes were made by him and his administration — raises significant questions about Mr. Cuomo’s judgement. He should report how much he made at the first possible opportunity to the people who gave him his job.  

“The governor is currently delaying release of the profit figure until May, when his next financial disclosure statement is due. That’s not good enough. The man who once promised to be the most transparent governor in history needs to be transparent now.”