Aide Says Cuomo Concealed Covid Deaths Amid U.S. Probe
- New recordings reveal why N.Y. withheld nursing home deaths
- Republican lawmakers call for the governor’s resignation
Andrew Cuomo
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s top aide told lawmakers the administration withheld nursing homes’ Covid-19 death toll to avoid a federal investigation, prompting Republicans to accuse him of a cover-up and demand his resignation.
Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa told Democratic leaders that the state rebuffed an August legislative request for the tally. She told lawmakers that former President Donald Trump had been tweeting about New York’s nursing-home deaths and “turned this into a giant political football,” according to a partial transcript released by the governor’s office Friday.