Trump DOJ Opens Probe Into Andrew Cuomo Over COVID Testimony, Muddying Mayoral Bid—
Disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), who resigned amid twin scandals regarding his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, is now the subject of an investigation undertaken by the U.S. Justice Department.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the investigation had begun about one month earlier, and that it stemmed from his order mandating that nursing homes in the state of New York accept patients regardless of whether or not they’d tested positive for COVID-19.
Thetimescitedtwoas-yet-unnamed“sourcesfamiliarwiththematter”andsaid,“TheJusticeDepartmenthasopenedacriminalinvestigationofAndrewM.Cuomo,afront-runnerintheNewYorkCitymayoralrace,afterRepublicansaccusedhimoflyingtoCongressaboutdecisionshemadeduringthecoronaviruspandemicasgovernor.”
AJusticeDepartmentspokespersonreportedlydeclinedtocommentonthesituation,citingapolicyagainstdiscussingongoinginvestigationseithertoconfirmordenytheirexistence.
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