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The once-epicenter of Covid served as the stage Thursday for New York City mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams to tear into opponent Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic response as governor. Adams, the New York City Council speaker,
Mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams ripped rival Andrew Cuomo’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis — as she tearfully remembered the injustice of her military veteran father’s death in a hospital during the shutdown.
The disclosure that NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is the subject of a federal investigation into COVID nursing home deaths is roiling the political world.
Some see it as a political stunt by Trump’s Justice Department against a foe. Others view it as a potentially significant legal threat to the former governor and his mayoral campaign.
The Justice Department launched an investigation into Andrew Cuomo for allegedly lying to Congress regarding COVID-19 nursing home deaths.
The former New York governor’s reaction comes amid reports that the DOJ has opened a criminal investigation into statements he made about his handling of the pandemic.
Adams’ spoke beside a framed photo of her father as she unleashed her most direct and personal attack on the front-runner in the Democratic mayoral primary.