On Wednesday, both the Daily News and New York Post thought it “raised eyebrows” that the new Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance was hiring a former aide to Eliot Spitzer to be his personal assistant.
In a pick that raised some eyebrows, Vance tapped Marlene Turner, a former top aide to disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer, to replace Robert Morgenthau's longtime personal assistant, Ida Van Lindt. She will work for Morgenthau in a private consulting practice.
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Incoming Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. has chosen as his chief gatekeeper disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's chief of staff, The Post has learned.
The new DA intends to tap Marlene Turner, a longtime top Spitzer aide, to replace Ida van Lindt, who served as personal secretary to outgoing DA Robert Morgenthau and his predecessors.
Vance's move to hire Turner wasn't mentioned in the lengthy staff rollout that Morgenthau's successor announced yesterday — but the move raised eyebrows among several long-time government hands as sending an odd message.
I have some news that might raise even some more eyebrows at the News and the Post.
I have learned that Spitzer’s hand-picked former Lt. Governor is now Governor of New York State!