A New York judge tore into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday for using millions in taxpayer cash to defend himself against sexual harassment allegations — as the now-mayoral candidate tries to launder his tarnished public image.

The scorching slapdown came as Albany Supreme Court Justice Denise Hartman officially dismissed a lawsuit by Cuomo’s one-time executive assistant Brittany Commisso against the state, which settled the case for $450,000 last month .

“Cuomo has not advanced any viable argument for why the taxpayers of this state should continue to foot the bill for his continued use of civil litigation discovery devices to further his efforts to resurrect his public image,” Hartman wrote. 4

Cuomo was a separate party in the case and fought to keep it from being dismissed.

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