Cuomo's feud with de Blasio appears to be helping insulate him from backlash he has faced from police unions for signing an executive order giving the Attorney General the ability to act as special prosecutor in cases where police kill unarmed civilians. (gothamgazette.com)
She also, perhaps more notably, would not say outright that she agrees with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2015 executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor in cases where cops have killed unarmed civilians, though she said she'd obey it. (thealt.com)
District attorneys are still searching for more clarity on their role now that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been granted the power of special prosecutor in cases involving police killings of civilians. (nystateofpolitics.com)