Andrew Cuomo finds his governorship under the microscope of Preet Bharara

Andrew’s M.O. — behind-the-curtain string-pulling — yesterday crashed into an immovable object called Preet Bharara. He now has to alter his penchant for off-the-record carrots and sticks… because there’s no off-the-record when anyone can be subpoenaed, including him.

— Former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, explaining that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is not someone that the hard-charging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will be able to easily manipulate or ignore.