2025 Israel Day on Fifth Avenue in New York – 18 May 2025
(New York, NY) — The New York Times is reporting that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Governor and current New York City mayoral candidate, Andrew Cuomo. The Times is reporting that Cuomo is being investigated for lying to Congress last year during testimony he gave about his handling of the pandemic.
A Cuomo spokesperson says Cuomo testified truthfully, to the best of his recollection when he went before Congress. The campaign says the investigation is election interference on the part of the Justice Department. They say the timing of the probe has been purposely done to coincide with the June mayoral primary. The Times reports the criminal investigation began about a month ago.
Cuomo still leads the pack of Democrats battling it out to be the next mayor of New York. A recent Marist poll finds 37 percent of likely Democratic primary voters would rank Cuomo first in the ranked choice voting primary come June. Zohran Mamdani comes in second with 18 percent picking him first when ranking the candidates. City Council President Adrienne Adams comes in third place.
Mayor Eric Adams is not part of the primary poll because he’s running as an independent now
