The Justice Department is currently doing some digging into the actions of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is in the running for mayor of New York City. It seems they are looking into his testimony to Congress from last year. Apparently, House Republicans wanted to investigate Cuomo because they believed he wasn’t completely honest when speaking to the House Oversight Committee. He claimed he wasn’t involved in reviewing a report from the New York Department of Health regarding the state’s response to the pandemic while he was governor.
Cuomo’s spokesperson, Rich Azzopardi, seems a bit skeptical about the timing of this news leak. He mentioned that they were never informed about any such investigation, so why bring it up now? Azzopardi also defended Cuomo’s testimony, stating that the governor spoke truthfully to the best of his memory about events that happened four years ago. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia began looking into the matter before former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro took over as interim U.S. attorney. It’s worth noting that Ed Martin, the previous U.S. attorney, is facing his own investigation by Washington’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
It seems like there may be some drama at the Justice Department with Martin planning to “shame” individuals who weren’t charged with crimes. This is definitely not a typical move for the Justice Department. This whole situation reminds me of when several Justice Department officials resigned during Trump’s second term over a federal case involving New York Mayor Eric Adams. The Trump administration wanted to drop a corruption case against Adams after he started cooperating on immigration enforcement. The judge eventually dismissed the charges against Adams, stating that potential future charges shouldn’t be used as leverage against him. It’s all a bit messy, isn’t it? But hey, that’s politics for you.
