Today, @COVIDSelect released a staff memo that holds former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his staff responsible for recklessly exposing elderly Americans to COVID-19 in New York nursing homes from March 25, 2020 to May 10, 2020.
KEY FINDINGS🧵👇
🚨Mr. Cuomo and his team were involved in the decision to issue the March 25 Directive that directed nursing homes to admit COVID-positive and potentially COVID-positive patients.
Former, high-ranking New York State Department of Health Officials testified that the decision to issue the disastrous March 25 Directive was prompted by Governor Cuomo's Office.
🚨The March 25 Directive was rescinded in response to public criticism — not because of a change in medical science or a recognition of wrongdoing.
Mr. Cuomo testified that the Directive was terminated and replaced by an Executive Order because of "public relations" and because New Yorkers were "nervous" and "concerned." Understandably.
🚨Mr. Cuomo’s team made a deliberate decision to exclude certain COVID-19 related nursing home deaths — a decision that hid the true nursing home mortality rate.
When pressed to explain why his Administration undercounted nursing home deaths, Mr. Cuomo callously remarked “— let’s say there’s a 3,000 differential, 2,500. Who cares? What difference does it make…”
🚨The New York State Department of Health's July 6, 2020 Report, which alleged nursing home staff — not the March 25 Directive — caused excess COVID-19 deaths, was directly edited by Governor Cuomo and his team.
New testimony suggests that Mr. Cuomo ordered the July 6 Report to be drafted to combat criticism of the March 25 Directive and then edited the language of the Report to reflect his personal preferences.
🚨The March 25 Directive was not consistent with federal guidance released by @CDCgov and @CMSGov.
Testimony and evidence obtained by the Select Subcommittee establishes that the March 25 Directive clearly “violated” CMS guidance.
🚨Current New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, has not been cooperative with @COVIDSelect's requests for documents and information related to the Cuomo Administration’s March 25 Directive.
The Select Subcommittee is considering next steps and legal repercussions for Governor Hochul’s obstruction, including potentially issuing a subpoena.
Read Chairman Wenstrup's full statement here👇
Read the full memo here:
Read the full transcribed interviews👇
Mr. Andrew Cuomo:
🚨The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic is referring Former New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for criminal prosecution.
Evidence suggests Andrew Cuomo knowingly and willfully made materially false statements about New York’s COVID-19 nursing home disaster and the ensuing cover-up.
The Department of Justice must immediately charge Andrew Cuomo with making false statements to Congress.
During Andrew Cuomo’s transcribed interview in June 2024, he made THREE materially false statements.
@COVIDSelect’s referral provides @TheJusticeDept with overwhelming evidence that Andrew Cuomo made each of these statements knowingly and willfully🧵👇
FALSE STATEMENT #1: When asked if he was involved in the drafting of the July 6, 2020 NY State Dept. of Health Report that was used to combat criticism of his COVID-19 nursing home policies, Andrew Cuomo testified “no.”
EVIDENCE: Documents and emails show that Andrew Cuomo edited the Report by hand multiple times👇
New evidence suggests that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attempted to inappropriately influence the testimony of a @COVIDSelect witness.
Here's how🧵👇
Since 2021, Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly contacted a former top aide — Dr. Jim Malatras — following major developments in the Select Subcommittee’s nursing home investigation.
Dr. Malatras described this communication as a “flare—or signal—alerting me that [Andrew Cuomo] was aware that the House Select Subcommittee had requested that I testify.”
Dr. Malatras also described feeling “uncomfortable” when the former Governor attempted to discuss the nursing home investigation on a phone call.
This pattern of communication raises serious concerns that Andrew Cuomo was attempting to influence Dr. Malatras' testimony and obstruct the Select Subcommittee's investigation.
Today, @COVIDSelect added a new finding and a 15-page addendum to its recent New York nursing home memo to account for this evidence.
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will testify publicly before Congress for the FIRST TIME regarding his COVID-19 nursing home policies at a @COVIDSelect hearing on September 10, 2024.
In June, @COVIDSelect led a closed-door, transcribed interview of Mr. Cuomo to investigate New York's issuance of deadly guidance that forced nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit contagious COVID-19 patients.
Here are the most important takeaways🧵👇
✖️Mr. Cuomo was shockingly callous when discussing New York's nursing home mortality rate.
He testified, "…let's say there's a 3,000 [deaths] differential, 2500. Who cares? What difference does it make in any dimension to anyone about anything?"
Yesterday, @COVIDSelect led a closed-door, transcribed interview of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. His testimony centered on New York's issuance of deadly guidance that forced nursing homes to admit contagious COVID-19 patients.
Here's the readout🧵👇
✔️Mr. Cuomo was shockingly callous when discussing New York's nursing home mortality rate.
He testified, "6500 vs. 9000 [deaths] — What is the difference?"
✔️Mr. Cuomo claimed he was unaware of the existence of the disastrous March 25, 2020 "must-admit" nursing home order until nearly a month after it was issued.
Either Mr. Cuomo is rewriting history, or he was unaware as to what was happening under his leadership.
Today, @COVIDSelect released the transcript from Dr. Anthony Fauci's two-day, 14-hour transcribed interview. On Monday, Dr. Fauci will testify publicly for the first time since retirement.
Key takeaways from his closed-door testimony🧵👇
✔️SOCIAL DISTANCING: The “6 feet apart” social distancing recommendation forced on Americans by federal health officials was arbitrary and not based on science.
Dr. Fauci testified that this guidance “sort of just appeared.”
✔️MASKING: Dr. Fauci testified that he did not recall any supporting evidence for masking children.
Mask-wearing has been associated with severe learning loss and speech development issues in America’s children.