Cuomo directed Percoco, the focus
of an ongoing probe by corruption - fighting US Attorney Preet Bharara, and Schwartz, Cuomo's former chief
of staff, and a
handful of other trusted aides to allow Pigeon to attend
key strategy meetings at the campaign headquarters from which virtually all other political operatives were excluded, said the campaign source.
The next few months will be
key for Libiro, and we need to establish what we can do on our own, and build a strong foundation with just us founders and a
handful of staff.