Troopergate Investigations Will Be Investigated

The Troopergate investigators are being investigated, according to a statement released just now from the Chairman of the New York State Commission on Investigations, Alfred Lerner.

He said the commission “has renewed its investigation into this whole matter," but added this:

"Let me be clear. The Commission is not investigating the events concerning Troopergate; more than enough investigations of the issues surrounding those events have taken or are taking place. Rather, the Commission is investigating the investigations. We are seeking to determine the efficacy of the various investigatory efforts, including those of the Albany County District Attorney, the State Inspector General and the State Commission on Public Integrity.

"Our goal is to report to the people of New York and its government leaders on the effectiveness of those investigations and to propose recommendations for how investigations of high ranking State officials should take place going forward to ensure that New Yorkers can continue to have confidence in their government and government leaders."

The findings of Andrew Cuomo’s investigation of Eliot Spitzer have come to be seen over time as the most reliable.

The aborted investigation by State Inspector General, Kristine Hamann, was criticized because it was discontinued without a convincing explanation.

Both reports by Albany County District Attorney David Soares were have been criticized, in part because he never put Spitzer under oath.

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