"It had been mere hours since the AG's press conference. There was no way Jen Psaki or anyone in the Biden press or counsel's office had the chance to read, let alone consider the political nature of the report. 

Two years earlier, as Cuomo was
privately considering
a presidential run,

I flew with him down to Virginia for a meeting convened by...., himself, the governor, and Biden...

It was there that Richetti and Biden appealed to Cuomo to sit out the 2020 Presidential primary."

"They said I was still young, ...."

Andrew Cuomo almost ran for president in 2020, according to
Melissa DeRosa's book. Melissa DeRosa published a memoir,
“What's Left Unsaid,” revealing details of her time as
secretary -- Chief of Staff -- to the governor of New York.