ALBANY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee has received new records that give more clarity on the timeline behind groping allegations made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by his executive assistant, Brittany Commisso, according to a report.
Records, including text messages, show Commisso visited ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany’s Executive Mansion in “early” December 2020, where she claims he groped her breasts, the Albany Times Union reported Monday.
Commisso’s claims against the governor were included in 168-page bombshell report released in August by Attorney General Letitia James. But the report left the timing of the alleged groping hazy, as it said in one section that it happened on Nov. 16, but also included a footnote saying that Commisso couldn’t remember the exact date.
But the new data obtained by the committee now gives clarity to the groping allegations, as it includes a December text message Commisso helped Cuomo send his former aide Stephanie Benton, a message allegedly sent about the time of the incident.
Cuomo’s personal attorney, Rita Glavin, has tried to dismiss Commisso’s allegations by attacking the discrepancy in the timeline included in the James’ report.
Glavin argued in a Friday letter to the Assembly that Commisso’s account has “evolved over time” and that she had been “materially inconsistent in her various descriptions of what occurred.”
Commisso, 33, filed a criminal complaint against Cuomo, 63, with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office in August, which is conducting an ongoing investigation into the allegations, along with the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.
The Post reported last month that the two entities served subpoenas on the Executive Mansion and State Capitol to create a “timeline” of events tied to Commisso’s story.
A source familiar said the subpoenas were aimed at obtaining video surveillance, phone call records and swipe card access data from the buildings.
Investigators hired by the Assembly also reviewed state police security records and swipe access information in the State Capitol in the information returned, according to the Times Union’s report.
“This is evidence of nothing, except that the Attorney General’s report is hopelessly flawed and unreliable and Ms. Commisso’s allegations remain a moving target. The Governor has been clear that he never groped Ms. Commisso,” Glavin told The Post in response to the new information revealed.
James’ report concluded Cuomo — who has vehemently denied wrongdoing — sexually harassed 11 women, created a toxic work environment and that he broke “multiple” state and federal laws.
Although the report did not charge Cuomo with a crime, at least five district attorneys — including Albany County — opened their own separate investigations based on allegations detailed in the report.
Cuomo announced his resignation on Aug. 12 and left office on Aug. 24, but since then his exiled supporters, Glavin and even his own campaign have issued attacks on James and several women named in the report.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee is expected to release the findings of their own inquiry within the coming weeks, sources familiar told The Post, but the probe is broader as it includes allegations that Cuomo misused state resources in the production of his $5.1 million book deal and withheld COVID-19 nursing home data.