DOJ investigates former governor Andrew Cuomo over pandemic testimony

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Source: UK Independent

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington launched the investigation after congressional Republicans recommended that Cuomo be charged with lying over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Rep. James Comer, Republican chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, asked the DOJ to prosecute Cuomo over statements he made to the committee investigating his management of the pandemic when the virus was spreading through nursing homes, the person said.

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