Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is attempting to make a political comeback, but he keeps running into massive roadblocks.

According to the New York Post, in an exclusive report, it was revealed that Cuomo had an "emotional romantic relationship" with his then-married top aide while he was the governor of the state.

Notably, none of that seemingly important information was disclosed to the Attorney General’s Office investigators who were investigating sexual harassment allegations that ultimately led to his disgraceful resignation in 2021.

One of his other former aides, a male, told the New York AG's office that the female aide had confided in him regarding his relationship with the former governor.

What's going on?

Transcript from testimony from Josh Vlasto, a former Cuomo aide while he was governor, revealed that former aide Melissa DeRosa had told him about the relationship with Cuomo.

"There was a conversation with Melissa where she told me at one point that she had an emotional romantic relationship with the Governor," Vlasto said at the time, according to the testimony he provided to the AG's office.

He added, "She said that to me. She said we had an emotionally intimate relations."

The Post noted:

According to Vlasto’s testimony, DeRosa asked him for advice in early March 2021, when she learned the Daily Mail was about to publish a photo of her and Cuomo having an intimate conversation over dinner. Vlasto said the governor’s brother, then-CNN host Chris Cuomo, was also looped in on the conversation.

That moment apparently spooked DeRosa, and all three had planned to deny the allegations at the time, according to testimony, as it likely would have been quite damaging for everyone involved.

"That was sort of so much going on, that their personal life is their personal life," Vlasto added in his testimony. "And his view and mine was that if they wanted to deny it that was probably the rise [sic] course to move on from any speculation about them."

Social media reacts

Users across social media had plenty to say about the situation.

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— New York Post (@nypost) March 28, 2025

"Who cares—-he is a fraud and should never hold office again," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "Looks like Cuomo got a little too close to his aide, huh?"