Gov. Cuomos team promotes fishy story about Preet Bharara as smokescreen

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Governor Cuomo’s people have been putting out a very fishy story that Preet Bharara is putting out feelers about a run for governor in 2022 — as a way to undermine the investigation into Randy Andy.

Insiders in Cuomo’s camp are whispering loudly that Bharara, the former federal prosecutor who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017, is making inquiries in New York Democratic circles about a possible run next year

But this April, Bharara, 52, just sold his company Cafe Studios, the podcast-first publisher, to Vox Media. Insiders say Bharara has made a commitment to Vox to stay with the company and develop fresh projects as well continue to build his flagship show, “Stay Tuned with Preet.” Which means he can’t run for office.

So why are Cuomo’s people loudly suggesting Preet is going to run? Because Bharara’s former deputy and successor, former acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, was appointed by Attorney General Letitia James to lead the inquiry into the sexual harassment and misconduct allegations that have shadowed Cuomo for many months.

Kim is working with employment discrimination attorney Anne Clark and their findings will go in a public report expected to be released next month. They are believed to have interviewed Cuomo and some of his staffers this past weekend.

A Democratic source said, “This is a tactic by camp Cuomo to undermine the federal investigation. If Preet could be seen as an opponent to Cuomo, they think they could [further] question Kim’s impartiality.” Another source says the rumors are not being put out by a Cuomo staffer, rather someone else in his orbit.

Several women have accused Cuomo of unwanted kisses, touches and inappropriate remarks. Cuomo denies that he did anything wrong and has questioned the motivations of accusers and other Democrats who have called for his resignation.

A spokesperson for Cuomo didn’t hold back when asked about Kim, “Mr. Kim’s bias and acrimonious history with Governor Cuomo is a well-known fact after years of public battles separate and apart from Bharara. Just Google Joon Kim and Governor Cuomo and that fact is abundantly clear.”

Kim was not immediately available for comment.

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