Moments ago Rep. Lee Zeldin tweeted “NY GOP Congressional delegation is calling on @TheJusticeDept to open Obstruction of Justice investigation into Cuomo/his admin.”
He added “they covered-up the true consequences of his nursing home policy & now it’s being reported they withheld info to block a DOJ investigation!”
🚨BREAKING: NY GOP Congressional delegation is calling on @TheJusticeDept to open Obstruction of Justice investigation into Cuomo/his admin. They covered-up the true consequences of his nursing home policy & now it’s being reported they withheld info to block a DOJ investigation! pic.twitter.com/x0j0zEIugH
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) February 12, 2021
Thursday evening, Rep. Stefanik, one of the signers of the letter, tweeted a statement following a bombshell NY post report alleging top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa, told leading state Democratic lawmakers that the administration had withheld data on COVID-19 deaths at nursing homes to avoid federal scrutiny.
Stefanik writes “Governor Cuomo, the secretary to the governor, and his senior team must be prosecuted immediately – both by the attorney general of New York state and the U.S. Department of Justice.”
She adds “this bombshell admission of a cover-up and the remarks by the secretary to the governor indicating intent to obstruct any federal investigation is a stunning and criminal abuse of power.”
🚨🚨 My Statement on the bombshell @nypost reporting on Cuomo’s cover-up 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/brOrGZjeBo
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) February 12, 2021