House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman
James Comer, R-Ky., referred former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to President
Donald Trump's Justice Department for criminal prosecution.
Cuomo, who is now considered the leading candidate in the
upcoming June Democratic primary for New York City mayor, was initially
referred to Biden's Justice Department in October 2024. At the time, former
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), then chairman of the House Select Subcommittee on
the Coronavirus Pandemic, accused Cuomo of making "multiple false and
criminal statements" to Congress about his handling of COVID-19-related
nursing home deaths in 2020.
In a letter sent Monday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Comer
stated that "to the best of our knowledge, the Biden administration
ignored this referral despite compelling facts and evidence." He urged
Bondi to review the case and "take appropriate action."