Judge tells Cuomo to stop using taxpayer money to 'resurrect his public image' in legal case

On Tuesday, a judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded legal battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying the New York City mayoral candidate was trying to litigate in an effort to repair his tarnished reputation."Cuomo has not advanced any viable argument for why the taxpayers of this state should continue to foot the bill for his continued use of civil litigation discovery devices to further his efforts to resurrect his public image," state Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman wrote in a decision posted online Monday.Hartman’s d