de Blasio Hasn’t Followed Moreland Commission But Blasts Astorino’s Response to It
Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters Wednesday he hadn’t been following the story of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s apparent interference with the disbanded anti-corruption Moreland Commission — but went on to slam Rob Astorino for comments the Republican made in response to the story.
“I have been pretty consistent that I haven’t focused on the Moreland Commission. It’s not something I know a lot about,” Mr. de Blasio told reporters today at an unrelated press conference. “I can tell you something about Andrew Cuomo — I’ve known him for almost 20 years. I think he’s a person of high integrity.”
He recalled his time working alongside Mr. Cuomo at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which was rife with corruption.
“I think he did an extraordinary job helping to clean up HUD — even Republican members of Congress believed that HUD had gone through real reform, and so I think he has a long an impressive history of being an agent of reform,” Mr. de Blasio said.
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