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Trump Lashes Out At New York Governor, Attorney General

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
WAMC photo by Dave Lucas
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

President Donald Trump has accused New York's Democratic governor and attorney general of going after him in a "political Witch Hunt."

In several tweets Monday, Trump accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James of "harassing all of my New York businesses in search of anything at all they can find to make me look as bad as possible."

He said Cuomo "uses his Attorney General as a bludgeoning tool."

James is suing the Trump Foundation, saying it was improperly involved in the president's political campaign and private business affairs. She is also investigating whether Trump gave misleading information to banks.

James responded on Twitter that "no one is above the law."

Cuomo told reporters Trump is letting "his paranoia" get the better of him. 

“Nothing that man can say can surprise me or the people of this country. He says the most absurd things."

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.