Emails reveal that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo drastically undersold his role in a report that deflected blame for the deaths of thousands of nursing home patients in the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Cuomo testified this month before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic that he played no role in drafting the report and that he did not recall reviewing or giving editorial notes on it.

“This memo presents evidence that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his team were involved in the decision to issue New York’s disastrous March 25 Directive, and then, acted repeatedly to downplay the tragic aftermath of their decision,” wrote Chair Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio.

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