Leader of Cuomo impeachment probe warns of 'severe repercussions' after aide's comment

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be in trouble after the head of his impeachment investigation said Rich Azzopardi, an outspoken aide for the governor, went too far in a tweet about State Attorney General Letitia James, who is carrying out a separate probe into allegations of sexual harassment.

"It is therefore difficult for me to comprehend your communications director tweeting that Attorney General James, whose office is conducting a parallel investigation, ‘says she may run against the governor,’" Lavine wrote. "It is obvious that attempts to demean the Attorney General serve as well to undermine the investigation and send profoundly negative signals to witnesses." Cuomo’s communications director Rich Azzopardi had tweeted in response to a New York Post article about Transit Workers Union President John Samuelsen declaring that he was no longer supporting Cuomo.