(The Center Square) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came under withering criticism from his foes at both ends of the political spectrum after his annual financial disclosure documents, released Monday afternoon, revealed that he was paid more than $3 million for his book on leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A spokesman for Cuomo confirmed that the governor received $3.1 million in 2020 for his book, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and that he would get another $2 million over the course of the next two years. After taxes and expenses, he took in about $1.5 million from the book deal in 2020.
Cuomo has faced accusations that he used state resources during the writing of the book; he and his surrogates have said that some staffers volunteered to do research for the governor during their personal time.
Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for the governor, said in a statement that of the $1.5 million received thus far, about $500,000 was donated to the United Way of New York State for COVID-19 relief and vaccination efforts, with the remainder going into a trust on behalf of his three adult daughters.
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