House GOP Renews Cuomo Prosecution Referral

House Republicans, led by Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, have renewed their request for the Justice Department to prosecute former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, alleging he knowingly made false statements to Congress about his role in underreporting COVID-19 nursing home deaths. The committee asserts Cuomo was directly involved in drafting and editing a 2020 Department of Health report that both downplayed fatalities and shifted blame onto nursing home staff, despite his testimony to the contrary. They claim to possess evidence that contradicts Cuomo’s statements, characterizing the actions as a calculated cover-up to avoid accountability for thousands of deaths. Comer has specifically called on the new attorney general to act on the referral after a previous DOJ refusal. The referral comes as Cuomo campaigns for New York City mayor, raising the political stakes. Cuomo and his representatives have dismissed the investigation as politically motivated.