New York State Democrats lashed out at Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday following a press conference in which he made a disputed claim about his administration’s handling of requests for data on COVID-19-related deaths at nursing homes.
The governor sought to clarify his team’s actions at the press conference, telling reporters that the Department of Justice and state legislatures submitted requests for data at the same time last summer. Cuomo said his team opted to prioritize the federal inquiry and informed state lawmakers their request for data would be “paused” in the meantime.
“We gave precedence to the DOJ. We told the assembly that, we told the Senate that and that’s what we did. We were also in the midst of managing a pandemic,” Cuomo said at the press conference.
Cuomo said any disconnect between his office and state lawmakers was the result of a “breakdown in communication between the staff and members of the legislature.” But several Democratic lawmakers, including New York State Sen. Jessica Ramos, denied that Cuomo’s office ever informed them of its decision.
“Trash. No one believes you,” Ramos wrote on Twitter.
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All fake news. Cuomo is not going anywhere. This is all a shtick. The Democrats NEVER get rid of their own if it will somehow benefit the Republicans! Never! When push comes to shove they will circle the wagons for him. Ultimately the Democrats will fall in line and walk in lockstep with the talking points put out by the DNC: All the nursing home deaths were because of Trumps negligence. Repeat after me, all the nursing…. You Rinos who are getting all excited about Cuomo resigning or being “recalled”, are delusional. Go back to censuring President Trump.
Democratic Governor Facing Possible Impeachment
(ConservativeStar.com) – On November 23, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) was officially presented — albeit virtually — with the Founders Award at the Emmy Awards to the fawning praises of celebrities such as Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, and Ben Stiller for his actions in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fast forward to February 15, 2021, and criticism, even calls for impeachment, abound because of the revelations that came out regarding his alleged cover-up of unnecessary deaths in nursing homes around the state.
During a conference call with Democratic lawmakers, secretary to the governor, Melissa DeRosa, confessed the administration refused to release accurate numbers on fatalities at these facilities for fear of a federal investigation. New York Assemblyman Michael Montesano (R) said he plans to ask the legislature to impeach him. An op-ed in the liberal Washington Post puts it like this “if true, the Cuomo administration authorized a cover-up of his activities to avoid political, and even legal, exposure.”
Ms. DeRosa tried her hardest to lay this at the feet of ex-President Donald Trump, claiming they were afraid of the “political football” he had made of the issue. But it seems even the Lefties are having trouble buying that excuse.