US Attorney Hochul begins recusing himself, expecting his wife to become Governor

[WNYresident]

US Attorney Hochul begins recusing himself, expecting his wife to become Governor

William Hochul, Jr. is the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York. He is also the husband of Kathy Hochul, the Lt. Governor and Andrew Cuomo’s 2014 running mate. Last year, during the gubernatorial campaign, the US Attorney was criticized for not pursing a series of public corruption cases that exposed shocking conflicts of interest.

In recent months, he has been recusing himself from cases involving local political operatives. A source close to the US Attorney tells me that he “fully expects” his wife to become the next Governor of New York, likely by the end of the year.

http://buffalochronicle.com/2015/07/...come-governor/


So do we think Cuomo's days are numbered?

[grump]

The entire staff of the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York should be excluded from investigating and prosecuting these cases because of the obvious control Hochul exercises over them, even if he "recuses" himself from the cases. Are people really that naive?

[nogods]

The entire staff of the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York should be excluded from investigating and prosecuting these cases because of the obvious control Hochul exercises over them, even if he "recuses" himself from the cases. Are people really that naive?

Tony Bruce has been working for the US Attorney's office longer than Hochul has been out of law school. There are plenty of career assistant US Attorneys who were there before Hochul and will probably be there long after he leaves.