The Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into Andrew Cuomo for allegedly lying to Congress during his testimony about his handling of the COVID pandemic.
Cuomo is facing accusations of covering up thousands of nursing home patients deaths.
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#BREAKING: DOJ has launched a criminal probe into Andrew Cuomo over his testimony on his COVID response
Cuomo perjured himself MULTIPLE TIMES, and HID RECORDS from the committee
He’s also responsible for the deaths of THOUSANDS of nursing home patients
LOCK HIM UP! pic.twitter.com/cDp8EZWjBZ
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) May 21, 2025
Cuomo has been accused of COVERING UP the tragic amount of nursing home d*aths in his state… pic.twitter.com/up7UHyqKW0
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 21, 2025
The New York Post has more details on the investigation:
The probe into the New York City mayoral frontrunner was launched about a month ago by the Washington, DC, US Attorney’s Office, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter.
The office was led at the time by Ed Martin, who was replaced earlier this month by Jeanine Pirro.
ADVERTISEMENTThe Republican-led panel House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue criminal charges against Cuomo, a Democrat, for making “criminally false statements” during a June 11, 2024, interview with the House COVID subcommittee.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) charged that there was “overwhelming evidence” that Cuomo, 67, presided over a July 6, 2020, audit that undercounted the total number of deaths in New York senior care facilities during the pandemic by 46%.
In his testimony, the ex-governor was adamant that he had not drafted, reviewed, discussed or consulted people for “peer-review” on the nursing home report, which was published by the New York State Department of Health.
Comer previously referred Cuomo for prosecution last year, but his request was denied by former President Joe Biden’s Attorney General Merrick Garland
NBC News added:
The Republican-led committee said that it had questioned Cuomo about whether he knew people outside the Health Department who played roles in drafting or editing the review; Cuomo indicated he didn’t.
A former executive assistant to Cuomo had testified that the notes written on a draft of the report looked like they were in his handwriting, the committee said. It also put forward a June 2020 email addressed to staffers in the governor’s office that the “Governor’s edits are attached for your review.”
Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 after state Attorney General Letitia James’ office published a report that found he had sexually harassed multiple women, including former aides, and the state Assembly launched an impeachment investigation. Cuomo has denied the allegations in James’ report.
Hold Cuomo accountable — to the fullest extent of the law!
What he did is beyond forgiveness. Honestly, he deserves the harshest punishment imaginable but I guess prison will have to do.
— Smokahontas (@Smokahontas2024) May 21, 2025
— The Disruptor
(@IWashington) May 21, 2025
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