Andrew Cuomo made more than $5m from his book, tax documents reveal

Andrew Cuomo will net more than $5m from American Crisis, the New York governor’s pandemic response book, according to tax filings released by his office on Monday.

The governor made $3.2m from the book in 2020, and is expected to be paid $2m over the next two years, according to accounting filings shared by the governor’s office.

His total net income from the book totals $1.53 million after expenses and taxes in 2020. From that, he donated one-third to statewide vaccination and relief charities, and is giving the remainder to a trust for his three daughters in equal shares, according to the governor’s office.

The state of his finances follows investigations into the governor’s response to the public health crisis, including accusations that his office deliberately obscured the number of nursing home deaths in the state. More than 52,000 New Yorkers have died from Covid-19.

At the onset of the crisis, the governor’s briefings were hailed by national media in contrast to then-President Donald Trump’s unhinged statements and White House press conferences, but the attention often masked the scope of the public health crisis in the state.

In his book, Mr Cuomo said the state showed how the coronavirus is “confronted and defeated” despite the state having one of the highest rates of deaths and hospitalisations.

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