Kathy Hochul actually said...

"The change is cruel and petty."

"The allegations are extremely concerning and serious, but I cannot as the governor of this state have a knee-jerk, politically motivated reaction like a lot of other people are saying right now."

"I cannot, as the governor of this state, have a knee-jerk, politically motivated reaction."

"This is not supposed to happen in our system of justice. The Bondi administration in that Department of Justice is already showing they’re corrupt."