Buzz grows around Cuomo as Biden's attorney general pick

[babylonsister]

Buzz grows around Cuomo as Biden's attorney general pick
Axios
Alayna Treene, Hans Nichols


Democrats are so convinced that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be considered for Joe Biden's attorney general that aides at the National Governors Association, which Cuomo chairs, are looking into contingencies for replacing him, two sources familiar with the situation tell Axios.

What we're hearing: Some Democratic donors in Cuomo's orbit tell Axios that the governor is being pushed for the job and that Biden would consider him, based on their long friendship.

Why it matters: The AG would be among the most politically sensitive — and high-profile — jobs in a Biden administration.

The Justice Department will face pressure to investigate Trump-era officials — and perhaps Trump himself — for wrongdoing in office.

Biden's AG also would manage the federal response to police violence, social unrest and systemic racism, and the AG could seek to use federal powers to blunt state abortion restrictions.

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https://www.axios.com/andrew-cuomo-biden-attorney-general-97fba9a0-03c5-4709-80b9-5e254c2e1e1f.html

[W_HAMILTON]

1. I'd much prefer someone else, but I'm open to listening about his positives.

I'm worried that he doesn't have it in him to go after Trump and co.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Please, no. n/t

[Laffy Kat]

3. I like him and I like Klobuchar, too.

When she dropped out of the race I wondered if a deal was discussed. I'm sure Biden has something in store for her.

[JI7]

4. Isn't Governor of NY a pretty big job itself ?

[Renew Deal]

28. Yes, and he said in 2019 that he was running for reelection.

In theory, he should be next up for VP or President if those positions become available. He'll probably be too old by 2028 (70).

[edhopper]

5. So now we're trolling the Cons?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Hekate]

6. Gov. Cuomo has a nice tough persona -- & tough core as well. DOJ's going to need that.

I hate taking governors away from states where they are doing so much good, though.

[ecstatic]

7. No. Letitia James would be a better choice

I know she won't hesitate to seek justice on behalf of everyone who has been harmed by the IMPOTUS.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. I'd rather not have a career politician

Yates, Bharara, or Katayal would all be better than Cuomo.

[lastlib]

30. These would be my short-list preferences!

Adam Schiff would be very good, but I don't know if he could be confirmed, and I'd rather keep him in Congress.

[FakeNoose]

9. I actually was hoping for Kamala Harris for Attorney General

So okay, that's not happening! I sincerely believe Adam Schiff or Jerry Nader would be awesome. Probably Schiff would be the best choice and I think he really wants it.

Also what happened to Preet Bharara, wasn't he everyone's first choice a while ago?

[redstateblues]

10. I like him a lot

[mainer]

11. Sally Yates.

She earned it.

[Takket]

31. THIS

She was blowing whistles on drumpf the moment he took office and got fired with no repercussions for her trouble. She knows the job and has the integrity to do it.

[moonscape]

12. Just no. Swat and kill that fly.

Sally Yates. Preet. Such an embarrassment of riches, we don’t need to go to a gov who is a current media darling.

[CozyMystery]

18. I agree.nt

[Buckeyeblue]

13. He's too political to be the next AG.

I would like to see someone who has been a federal prosecutor. Maybe someone who isn't as political.

And I think as Covid ramps back up NY will need Cuomo to hang on as governor.

[Historic NY]

14. He really likes being Governor....

they should look to Preet. Besides he has been able to spend time with his daughters. I think he wants a fourth term, it drive the Repukes here nuts. On May 28, 2019, Cuomo announced that he would seek re-election in 2022 for that 4th term. Should he complete that terms he be the second longest behind George Clinton.

[MontanaMama]

15. I'd like to see Adam Schiff as AG.

That said...we have an embarrassment of riches on our side. AND, none of them are traitors so there is that.

[AlexSFCA]

19. agree, Adam Shiff would be a better choice than Cuomo

[GemDigger]

35. Agreed.

[demmiblue]

16. C'mon, now. That is a big fat NOPE.

[Hoyt]

17. Who(m)ever gets it is going to need to concentrate on things other

than prosecuting trump for political crimes and incom in office. Now, tax fraud for years before, state laws, etc., might happen. My guess is trump will live a pitiful old broke, despised man, possibly appearing on FOX and at Klan/Nazi conventions, Sturgis to sign autographs.

[GemDigger]

36. I agree on not trump but I think that all those that are as corrupt as him that are

still in office need to be investigated. Russian money, off shore bank accounts, stock fraud, treason etc.

[Hoyt]

38. Agree. They should be removed without investigation. If investigations

find serious criminal activity, lock em up. Would love for the trump kids and Kush to get that treatment.

[Wanderlust988]

20. Trump's gonna pardon himself or Pence will

No way Trump leaves office without a federal pardon in hand. He'll get it one way or the other. He'll also pardon everyone in his orbit.

Truthfully, Biden probably wouldn't mind this as it would allow his administration to move on from Trump and not get bogged down in political crimes and igniting division in the country.

State charges against the Trump crime family is where the action will be.

[calguy]

21. I'm going to hold my AG speculation

Until Biden actually wins. Until that has happened, everything else is pure speculation. Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. 2016 is still fresh in my mind.

[DarthDem]

24. That's very reasonable.

[DarthDem]

22. Yawn, nonstory

No there there . . . just one reporter speculating.

Cuomo has managed the pandemic well since some initial serious missteps, but he cooperated with and enabled GOPers and fake Democrats in the NY Senate for years, preventing the passage of truly liberal legislation befitting the state. Those fake Dems were all defeated by real ones, but Cuomo had nothing to do with it and his efforts to erase the whole sorry incident from history aren't convincing. He would be a highly disappointing pick to clean up the Justice Department.

[Yavin4]

23. We need an Institutionalist as AG to restore the integrity of the department.

The temptation is get an analog to Barr, but that would be a mistake.

[House of Roberts]

25. Eliot Spitzer

He owes a lot of people payback after they thought they got rid of him. He knows the job and he'd be a bulldog.

[Jeebo]

26. I've been hoping for Sally Yates...

...and Fiona Hill as Secretary of State.

-- Ron

[Retrograde]

33. Javier Becerra, Current AG of California

a lot of DC experience in the House - I wanted him as Hillary Clinton's running mate.

[Renew Deal]

27. The positives: Cuomo won't be pressured into doing anything.

The negatives: There are better natural fits. He is likely high up on VP and Presidential lists for 2024. It would be a big loss for NY.

Overall, we could do better and worse. He has declared he would run for reelection, but things have changed.

[Luciferous]

29. What about Schiff? Before Harris was picked for VP I thought it would be her, but

Schiff would also be an excellent choice and he certainly wouldn't have a problem going after Trump and his cohorts.

[Wanderlust988]

32. Schiff is a lightning rod. We need an instutitionalist, no politicians

Preet, Neil Katyel, or Sally Yates. We need to get the DOJ back to having integrity and not being seen as political.

Doug Jones is a politician, but he is a former federal prosecutor and not seen as a lightning rod.

[radius777]

34. Doug Jones would be my choice for AG.

He's from a red state, but is pro-choice and pro-civil rights and has the record to prove it.

He's respected across the political spectrum and would restore integrity to the office, which Barr has destroyed.

[mvd]

37. Actually not a bad choice

I have mentioned him. Neither he nor Cuomo would be my first choice. And I have no idea how Jones is on the death penalty. But he is good on what you mentioned plus corporate transparency and not overdoing things with non violent offenders.

[BGBD]

40. Beat me to it.

He would be a fine choice.

Of course we could troll the Republicans and make Hillary AG.

[MurrayDelph]

39. Please, no active senators,

especially not from red states.

If we take majority, it will not be by a wide-enough majority that we can deplete the bench.

Preet would be good, Sally Yates would be good, Glenn Kirschner would be good.

[BGBD]

41. Jones is probably

Losing that seat this year anyway.

[BannonsLiver]

42. I'd bet against it being any governor

We’re about to be balls deep in virus cases — New York included — and I don’t think any governor would walk away from the job with that going on, even with the allure of a high profile job like AG.