Cuomo claims longtime foe NY AG Tish James ‘leaked’ testimony on alleged ‘relationship’ with his top aide to boost mayoral candidate

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is blaming longtime foe Attorney General Tish James after The Post revealed sworn testimony that he was having an “emotional romantic relationship” with his then-married top aide Melissa DeRosa.

In a statement provided to The Post, Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi accused James of leaking the unredacted testimony, even though the document is publicly available through an archived page of the AG’s website.

He claimed it was a ploy by James — whose office found in 2021 that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, leading to his resignation as governor — to kneecap his comeback bid for New York City mayor…

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