The Justice Department has launched an investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo regarding his testimony to Congress last year. Cuomo, the New York City mayoral election frontrunner, faces accusations from congressional Republicans for allegedly lying about nursing home deaths in New York during COVID-19. The Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney’s Office reportedly launched the probe about a month ago. BREAKING: Trump DOJ launches CRIMINAL investigation into Andrew Cuomo, who is currently the frontrunner for NYC mayor, over his lying to Congress about his handling of COVID-19 – NYT 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 From the New York Post: The 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. The former governor’s spokesperson Rich Azzopardi told The Post that he was unaware of any investigation — slamming the prospect of one as “lawfare and election interference.” DOJ opens investigation into Andrew Cuomo over NY nursing home deaths testimony: report https://t.co/lMQs4SXx4J pic.twitter.com/wFie9ZVoyf — New York Post (@nypost) May 21, 2025 Per NBC News: 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. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia launched the probe before former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro replaced Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney, according to the person familiar with the matter.