Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has critiqued President Joe Biden’s management of the U.S.–Mexico border, holding that the U.S. government lifted pandemic-related restrictions without a clear plan. In an interview on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats Roundtable” on May 14, Cuomo argued that the situation on the southern border will likely “get worse before it…
Andrew Cuomo Criticizes Biden’s Border Decisions: ‘Terribly Managed’
Supreme Court Overturns Corruption Conviction of Former Cuomo Aide
The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the public corruption conviction of Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a May 11 ruling. The new decision, a defeat for the Biden administration, is a blow to prosecutors and the federal honest-services fraud statute, which some lawyers and civil libertarians say is vague and…
Andrew Cuomo Rips Probes Into Trump as Feeding ‘Cancer in Our Body Politic’
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, criticized investigations into former President Donald Trump, calling them politically motivated and a “cancer in our body politic.” Cuomo, a former attorney general, told host John Catsimatidis in an interview on WABC 770 that he expects Trump will be indicted in Manhattan next week. “The expression, for…
‘It Was a Mistake’ for Biden to Open Border Without Plan: Andrew Cuomo
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo critiqued President Joe Biden’s management of the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 9, holding that the president’s policy decisions on that front had been made in error. “It was a mistake for President Biden to open the border without having a plan to handle the tremendous flow of people,” Cuomo…
Supreme Court Hears Cuomo Ex-Aide’s Bribery Appeal in Pay-to-Play Scheme
The Supreme Court seemed receptive on Nov. 28 to arguments that federal prosecutors had gone too far in public corruption cases involving Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and a man in a related Cuomo-era fraud case. The case is important because the high court could decide to curb prosecutorial powers…
Governor Andrew Cuomo: From Hero to Goofball in One Seasonal Virus
Commentary Oh joy, another book by a hero of lockdowns! This time it is from Andrew Cuomo, who rode the disease-panic wave to the heights during the confusion of Spring 2020 before falling to the depths a year later. The adoring crowds, the fawning media, the enthralled masses all went away in a seeming flash,…
Oversight Committee Investigating ‘Unnecessary’ COVID-19 Deaths in New York Nursing Homes
Republicans on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have launched an inquiry into thousands of deaths at New York nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (pdf), the ranking members from the two committees pointed to guidance issued…
Supreme Court to Hear Fraud Appeal Related to Cuomo-Era Scandal
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the wire fraud conviction of Louis Ciminelli, who was involved in the scandal-plagued “Buffalo Billion” development plan in upstate New York when Andrew Cuomo was the governor. The case grew out of the ambitious Buffalo Billion Investment Development Plan (pdf), which envisioned the construction of a solar panel…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cuomo Aide’s Bribery Appeal in Pay-to-Play Scheme
The Supreme Court agreed to review the corruption convictions of Joe Percoco, formerly a longtime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a case that may call into question the legality of honest-services fraud prosecutions. Over the opposition of the Biden administration, the high court decided June 30 to hear Percoco v. United…
California, NY Failed in Handling COVID-19, Florida Among the Best: Report
California and New York handled COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions the worst, according to a new report. Other than New York and California, New Jersey and Illinois—all Democrat-led states—were among the worst in dealing with COVID-19, said a study from the conservative Committee To Unleash Prosperity, a conservative-leaning group. “Shutting down their economies and schools was…
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