House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., resent a criminal referral to the Department of Justice on Monday recommending that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo be charged with making false statements to Congress.

Comer charges that Cuomo, a Democrat, “knowingly and willfully” lied to the House Select Subcommittee about his knowledge and involvement of a 2020 report regarding the COVID-19 “nursing home disaster” and “the ensuing cover-up.”

Comer and Select Committee Republicans assert that Cuomo took an active role in drafting and editing the New York State Department of Health report to dodge responsibility for the thousands of lost lives during the pandemic.

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