Georgia poll worker mailed bomb, rape threat letter to his own office signed by 'voter' angry over 'election fraud,' feds say



A Georgia poll worker was arrested Monday and accused of mailing a letter appearing to come from a voter who threatened to bomb and rape election staffers, the Department of Justice said.

Nicholas Wimbish, 25, was serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16 when he allegedly had a verbal altercation with a voter, the DOJ said, citing the criminal complaint.

'The liberal young men will get beatdown if they fight me. They will get the treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back. ... They should watch every move they make looking over their shoulder.'

Later that evening, Wimbish conducted online research to determine what information about himself was publicly available, the DOJ said, adding that the next day, Wimbish mailed a letter addressed to the Jones County Elections Superintendent, purportedly from a “Jones County Voter."

The letter allegedly was drafted to make it appear as if it came from the voter, the DOJ added.

According to charging papers revealed by Reuters, the letter complained that Wimbish is a "young liberal woke idiot" who was trying to "influence" people's "votes in line" and "distracting voters from concentrating."

Here's an excerpt from the letter detailed in the charging papers:

Yesterday I had your young liberal woke idiot Nicholas Wimbish give me hell. ... He tries to influence peoples votes in line. ... I researched a newspaper article about Nicholas Wimbish and other woke liberal fraudsters impostering to be patriots. I found another young dumb liberal idiot guy I stood in line by in that paper too he was talking to. I recognized his picture now I know his name is [Person 1]. I am on the hunt for him because he is a closeted liberal election fraudster like Nicholas Wimbish. They were conspiring votes in my line then distracting voters from concentrating.

An FBI special agent investigating Wimbish noted in the charging papers that he believes Wimbish "conducted the Google search on his own name to confirm what information was available about him and other poll workers online. I believe that Wimbish wrote the letter pretending to be Person 2, because the letter references Wimbish and Person 1 'distracting voters' — the same complaint that Person 2 voiced the day before the letter was dated."

Here's another letter excerpt from the charging papers:

I saw young woke libs ladies [Person 3] and [Person 4]. A pic of one young lady has her f***ing up my ballot so they all did it to everyone. Your woke liberal should look over their shoulder I have to do whatever it takes for [Candidate A] to win Georgia. I know where they go. I know where they all live because I found home voting addresses for all them. The liberal young men will get beatdown if they fight me. They will get the treason punishment by firing squad if they fight back. ... They should watch every move they make looking over their shoulder. The ladies are sexy and thick. I will do rage rape. They should watch every move they make and look over their shoulder. ... Tell them I know where they live and will find them all one night. I will follow them on the road. You won’t stop them so I will stop them from your election fraud. This is how patriots do it. Bad things will happen to prevent civil war. ... They will learn a violent lesson about stealing our elections!

The charging papers state that the letter ended with a handwritten note, “PS boom toy in early vote place, cigar burning, be safe.” The FBI special agent noted in the charging papers that "based on my training and experience I know that 'boom toy' may reference an explosive device and 'cigar burning' may reference a delayed fuse ignitor."

What happened next?

The charging papers go on to state that the FBI interviewed Wimbish on Oct. 23, and he told agents that on Oct. 16 "a voter whose name he did not know at the time chastised him for speaking with Person 1 because it prevented the voter from concentrating. The voter asked to see Wimbish's identification badge and read Wimbish’s name out loud from it." The charging papers add that "Wimbish was present when the letter was received" on Oct. 22 "and, after reading the letter, identified the author of the letter as the voter" from Oct. 16, whom the FBI calls "Person 2."

Wimbish on Oct. 23 didn't tell the FBI that he wrote and mailed the "threatening letter. Instead, Wimbish blamed the voter he had interacted with, Person 2."

The charging papers note that on Nov. 4, the FBI "searched, pursuant to legal process, a personal computer belonging to Wimbish. The FBI found in the print spooler the letter referenced above. The FBI also found a document dated October 18, 2024 referencing a 'Boom Toy.'"

Wimbish is charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI, the DOJ said, adding that if he faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison if convicted.

Reuters said a lawyer for Wimbish could not be immediately identified.

Anything else?

Wimbish was one of several current and former students profiled in a May article posted to the Georgia College & State University’s publication Front Page, according to WAGA-TV.

The article stated that Wimbish had just graduated with a master’s in public administration, WAGA noted, adding that he previously earned a degree in political science with a minor in rhetoric and had plans to teach or manage elections.

"I thought this certificate would be a way to add personal and academic value to my experiences," Wimbish told the publication, according to WAGA, and he also said that "working any election in any capacity — whether for an internship or not — is a crowning moment. The sense of achievement, being a part of democracy-in-action, is rewarding."

Wimbish also told the publication that after being named poll manager, in charge of a precinct in Jones County, he had plans to work on Election Day.

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'Highway f***ing robbery': NBA star Jimmy Butler shocked by astronomical gas prices in LA



Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was in total disbelief after a workout in Los Angeles when he noticed how much he was paying at a California gas station.

While standing at the pump in sweats, Butler was recorded saying, "This is highway f**king robbery," as the number on the display kept going up. “Man, I’m trying to get some of this gas back. Do you think if I go in there and tell them I put the wrong gas in here they’ll give me a refund? This is crazy; I’m going electric!" the basketball player joked.

Once inside his luxury car, Butler rhetorically asked, “Can y’all believe it costs $145 to fill up a Bugatti?” as he drove away from the gas station.

Most relatable Jimmy Butler moment \ud83e\udd23
— Brady Hawk (@Brady Hawk) 1695765778

When even a man as wealthy as Butler is noticing that gas prices have skyrocketed, there might be a problem.

The 34-year-old from Houston, Texas, is likely used to lower prices in his home state, which averaged $3.38/gallon at the time of this publication, according to AAA. In Florida, where the player makes his money, the average price is $3.56, compared to a massive $5.89 average in California.

Butler is set to make $45 million for the 2023-24 NBA season, with that salary increasing to $52 million by 2025. His career earnings surpass $218 million and will total $364 million by the end of his current contract.

This is the cheapest #gas station in #LosAngeles - our #government is failing us. #feds are making it worse!
— NORTHHOLLYWOODCA (@NORTHHOLLYWOODCA) 1695139496

The Biden administration's attempt to swiftly usher out fossil fuels has not gone swimmingly, with roadblocks seemingly coming at every turn as reality hits manufacturers in the face.

An autoworkers' strike threatens production of American-made vehicles at the same time a Chinese state-run firm is set to receive more than $536 million in state incentives and tax breaks to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Illinois.

At the same time, Ford has halted work on a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan.

Even toy company Lego had to learn a harsh lesson about the world's need for oil. The company indicated in 2018 that it had set a target to swap the oil-based plastics it uses in the 110-120 billion pieces it produces every year for sustainable materials by 2030. The Danish company eventually admitted that not only would it need to change its entire production facilities to "go green," it would end up being worse for the environment.

"In order to scale production [of recycled PET], the level of disruption to the manufacturing environment was such that we needed to change everything in our factories. After all that, the carbon footprint would have been higher. It was disappointing," said Tim Brooks, Lego’s head of sustainability.

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Liberty Safe is already getting the Bud Light treatment



Liberty Safe has just become the Bud Light of safes.

As one of the largest gun safe manufacturers in the country, the company essentially threw away its consumer base when it gave a private citizen’s access code to the FBI during a raid on the citizen's home.

While FBI agents were arresting the man, they raided his home in Arkansas and contacted Liberty Safe to get an access code to his gun safe.

The man in question, 34-year-old Nathan Hughes of Arkansas, has been charged with a felony offense of civil disorder. Hughes has also been charged with misdemeanor offenses related to the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

According to the DOJ, in surveillance footage, Hughes was wearing an Infowars-branded Space Force shirt, which Sara Gonzales believes they included to make him seem “automatically guilty.”

The DOJ also claims that he “helped other rioters physically fight police.”

Conservatives across the board are not happy.

“If he physically fought police, then you would just say ‘he fought police,’ but how did he help other rioters do that? I’m not quite clear, maybe he brought them a cup of water, thus destroying our sacred democracy,” Gonzales quips.

Liberty Safe released a statement saying, “Our company protocol is to provide access codes to law enforcement if a warrant grants them access to a property. After receiving the request, we received proof of the valid warrant, and only then did we provide them with an access code.”

Liberty Safe also denied knowing any details surrounding the investigation and claimed to be “devoted to protecting the personal property and 2nd amendment rights” of its customers.


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Liberty Safe blasted over admission that it voluntarily gave FBI the access code to Jan. 6 protester's gun safe: 'Start marketing your stuff as Bud Light storage'



A prominent gun safe company has come under fire after admitting that it voluntarily provided the access code for a customer's safe to the FBI.

Liberty Safe's attempt to explain why the company readily surrendered a January 6 protester's code has not gone over well, prompting critics to threaten giving the company "the Bud Light treatment."

What's the background?

Nathan Earl Hughes, 34, was arrested on Aug. 30 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on felony and misdemeanor charges.

According to the Biden Department of Justice, Hughes, spotted wearing an "Infowars"-branded Space Force shirt in the vicinity of the Lower West Terrace tunnel at the Capitol on Jan. 6, allegedly "helped other rioters physically fight police in an attempt to breach the line and enter the U.S. Capitol building."

Extra to his social media posts, the Arkansas Times indicated that the FBI was able to identify Hughes on the basis of the "distinct notches at the top of his ears."

Hughes is apparently known to the twin conservative commentators Keith and Kevin Hodge, who claimed on X, "Last week, a friend of ours was raided by the feds over J6."

"Nate was raided by the FBI and arrested at gun point. His girlfriend (who just had a miscarriage) was held at gun point and put in handcuffs. The FBI turned off his security cameras, unplugged his internet, and flipped his house upside down in a search," stated the Hodgetwins account. "The feds called the manufacturer of his Liberty Gun Safe and got the passcode to get into it too. All for protesting at the Capitol over 2 1/2 years ago."

Video of Hughes' arrest shows at least five armed federal agents taking him into custody.

A second video shows a cavalcade of cars pulling up to what is apparently Hughes' property ahead of a raid made easier by Liberty Safe's compliance.

\ud83d\udea8 Last week, a friend of ours was raided by the feds over J6, his name is Nathan Hughes and he\u2019s from Fayetteville, Arkansas. Nate was raided by the FBI and arrested at gun point. His girlfriend (who just had a miscarriage) was held at gun point and put in handcuffs. The FBI\u2026
— Hodgetwins (@Hodgetwins) 1693873353

Not so safe

Just over 24 hours after the Hodgetwins detailed what had happened on X, Liberty Safe confirmed in social media posts on Instagram, Facebook, and X that the company provided the FBI with the pass code.

"On August 30, 2023, Liberty Safe was contacted by the FBI requesting the access code to the safe of an individual for whom they had a warrant to search their property. Our company protocol is to provide access codes to law enforcement if a warrant grants them access to a property," said the statement. "After receiving the request, we received proof of the valid warrant, and only then did we provide them with an access code. Liberty Safe had no knowledge of any of the details surrounding the investigation at the time."

Notwithstanding its apparent eagerness to crack its own safe for the benefit of the state, the company noted, "Liberty Safe is devoted to protecting the personal property and 2nd amendment rights of our customers and has repeatedly denied requests for access codes without a warrant in the past. We do not give out combinations without proper legal documentation being provided by authorities."

The company, whose safes in many cases cost several thousands of dollars, concluded by reiterating, "Liberty Safe is committed to preserving our customers’ rights, and we will remain unwavering in those values."

— (@)

As its name would suggest, Liberty Safe specializes in gun safes.

On its website, the company states, "We understand the importance of safeguarding what matters to you — and with our collection of gun safes, you can enjoy peace of mind that comes with knowing that you're protected by the very best America has to offer."

That Hughes' peace of mind was disturbed by the company's uncoerced help prompted outrage online.

Kyle Seraphin, a whistleblower who was an FBI special agent for six years until his suspension in June 2022, suggested, "The irony of the name [of the company] PLUS total cooperation with the government is rich."

The Hodgetwins replied to the company's statement, "And you call yourself 'Liberty'?? Bout to get the Bud Light treatment."

Turning Point Action COO Tyler Bowyer similarly seized upon the Bud Light parallel, writing, "New slogan: 'The Bud Light of Safes!'"

"Absent a court order, you weren't required to give them anything. You voluntarily gave out a combination over a warrant, per your own release, that didn't apply to you or your property," wrote Sean Davis, CEO of the Federalist. "Maybe start marketing your stuff as Bud Light storage."

While many critics took issue with the company's provision of its customer's code, podcaster Tim Pool noted the issue that the company "had the codes in the first place," stressing that "Liberty [S]afes are completely worthless."

Others similarly puzzled over what good it was having a "wildly expensive *safe* if the manufacturer maintains secret back door access they can share with others without your consent."

Since being slammed over its apparent betrayal of a customer's trust, the company has disabled replies on its X posts.

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'Outrageous': Feds sought to develop sources inside Catholic churches, FBI documents say



The FBI sought to plant "tripwire" sources in local Catholic churches, according to Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).

"The FBI proposed that its agents engage in outreach to Catholic parishes to develop sources among the clergy and church leadership to inform on Americans practicing their faith," Jordan wrote in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray Monday, describing the actions as "outrageous."

A subpoena compelling Wray to provide related documents reportedly accompanied the scathing missive.

"We know from whistleblowers that the FBI distributed this document to field offices across the country. It is unclear, however, how many FBI employees explored 'new
avenues for tripwire and source development' in Catholic houses of worship across the country," Rep. Jordan also wrote.

Rep. Jordan prefaced his letter by noting the committee was "conducting oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) handling of domestic violent extremism investigations against Catholic Americans and its effect on protected First Amendment activity."

The committee requested information on February 16 on a document generated by the FBI's Richmond Field Office entitled "Interest of Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists in Radical-Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Presents New Mitigation Opportunities."

The committee sent the letter again March 20 after receiving no response.

March 23, the committee received a paltry 18 pages of redacted documents for its trouble. Jordan described the response as "substandard" and "partial." The redactions were "significant," Jordan said, noting that the portions intentionally kept secret prevented the committee from fully assessing the situation.

The subpoena Rep. Jordan sent today is meant to compel the agency to bring forward more fulsome information for the committee to evaluate in performing its oversight duties.

Society of Saint Pius X chapels in the FBI Richmond Area of Responsibility were specifically mentioned in a press release addressing today's letter. The letter states that the FBI engaged in "outreach" to the leadership there to "sensitize these congregations to the warning signs of radicalization and to enlist their assistance to serve as activity tripwires." (Bold included in original letter.)

The FBI's outreach plan included contacting "mainline Catholic parishes" and local "diocesan leadership." In addition, the FBI "expressed an interest in 'leverag[ing] existing sources and/or initiat[ing] Type 5 Assessments to develop new sources with the placement and access' to report on suspicious activity," according to the Judiciary Committee press release.

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Feds, military raid wrong hotel room; interrogate, handcuff innocent guest during botched training exercise



Federal agents and military personnel raided the wrong Boston hotel room and detained an innocent guest in a botched training exercise Tuesday, NPR reported.

"First and foremost, we’d like to extend our deepest apologies to the individual who was affected by the training exercise," U.S. Army Special Operations Command Lt. Col. Mike Burns told CNN.

"It is just shocking and quite disturbing to learn that this had happened," Boston's Mayor Michele Wu told WXFT.

The FBI's Boston division was reportedly assisting the military with a training exercise when the mishap occurred.

"Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player," the FBI told the outlet, adding also that no one was injured.

The blunder occurred Tuesday night in room 1505 at the Revere Hotel Boston Common on Stuart Street, CBS News affiliate WBZ-TV reported. Tripadvisor's 5,937 reviews rank the "Travelers' Choice" downtown hotel at about 4.5 of 5 stars.

Agents from the FBI and the Department of Defense reportedly banged on the door where two Delta pilots were sleeping inside, WXFT reported.

When one of the pilots opened the door, agents "barged in, handcuffed the man who is in his 30s, interrogated him and put him in the shower." It took more than 45 minutes for the agents to realize their mistake and remove the handcuffs. The man reportedly refused treatment by EMS and declined to comment to WBZ reporters.

Delta released a brief statement to the outlet. In the statement, Delta reaffirmed its commitment to the safety and well-being of staff. The statement also noted the company was looking into an alleged incident in Boston in which "Delta people" might have been involved.

Boston Police responded to the scene around 12:20 a.m. and confirmed that the FBI's Boston Division and U.S. Department of Defense were conducting a training exercise, CNN reported.

A statement released by the FBI to the outlet said, in part, that the training exercise was meant to "simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment."

"Safety is always a priority of the FBI, and our law enforcement partners, and we take these incidents very seriously. The Boston Division is reviewing the incident with DOD for further action as deemed appropriate," the statement also said.

The investigation could result in recommendations that could lead to judicial proceedings under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, according to CNN.

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Feds coordinated with Big Tech to censor social media, met with companies 'monthly' in lead-up to 2020 election: Report



A new, explosive report from the Intercept indicates that, in recent years, federal agents, especially those in the Department of Homeland Security, have closely coordinated with Big Tech firms to police online speech and to censor what they deem to be "misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation." The report indicates that this federal regulation of online content may have even affected the outcome of the 2020 election.

In their co-authored piece, Ken Klippenstein and Lee Fang analyze "[y]ears of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents" to determine the extent to which federal agencies have pressured social media companies to censor information and speech which may reflect poorly on the U.S. government.

Their conclusions are startling. According to DHS meeting minutes from last March regarding the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, established to investigate whether Russian influence had interfered with the 2016 presidential election, 80 task force members have been assigned to combat "subversive data utilized to drive a wedge between the populace and the government."

The report further indicates that many DHS officials have exerted more and more pressure on social media companies in order to control online content.

"Platforms have got to get comfortable with gov’t," former DHS official and current Microsoft executive Matt Masterson texted to Jen Easterly, a DHS director, in February. "It’s really interesting how hesitant they remain."

The main concern of these federal agents is curtailing misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. In January 2021, a "Misinformation, Disinformation and Malinformation" team was even added to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, itself a subagency of the DHS established during the Trump administration.

However, despite claims that these federal agencies are merely protecting Americans from foreign and domestic terrorists who have been radicalized by "misinformation," many on the right and left have criticized some of these investigations as, in Klippenstein and Fang's words, "politically motivated" and as "an end run around the First Amendment."

"There is growing evidence that the legislative and executive branch officials are using social media companies to engage in censorship by surrogate," said Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University.

"No matter your political allegiances," added Adam Goldstein, the vice president of research at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, "all of us have good reason to be concerned about government efforts to pressure private social media platforms into reaching the government’s preferred decisions about what content we can see online."

To illustrate the severity of this alleged coordinated effort between federal agencies and Big Tech firms, Klippenstein and Fang point to the Hunter Biden laptop story, first broken by the New York Post in October 2020. After 50 current and former intelligence officials erroneously claimed the story had "all of the classic earmarks" of Russian disinformation, many Big Tech platforms censored posts and users who attempted to share it.

On a recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the FBI had contacted Facebook in fall 2020 and warned that "some kind of dump" of Russian disinformation was likely to occur, and Facebook officials determined that the laptop story "fit that pattern." As a result, Facebook strictly limited sharing the story, and Twitter banned links to the story and even temporarily suspended the verified NYP account because it refused to retract the story. Zuckerberg and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have both since admitted that the story should not have been censored.

Klippenstein and Fang also alleged that representatives from Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, Wikipedia, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Verizon Media, and other companies met "monthly" with the FBI, CISA, and other federal agents in 2020 to discuss means of handling online "disinformation."

Because of the danger of too much coordination between federal agencies and social media platforms, several Republicans have taken significant action. In fact, many of the primary resources Klippenstein and Fang used to support their report stem from a lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who is currently running for U.S. Senate. The lawsuit contends that both federal agents and Big Tech firms have engaged in "open collusion" to censor stories, especially those regarding COVID, vaccines, and elections.

A draft of DHS’s Quadrennial Homeland Security Review indicated that the DHS also intended to root out "inaccurate information" about, among other topics, the "U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan," an issue that Republicans have vowed to investigate, should they retake control of Congress after the midterms.

Though censorship may seem to have increased since President Joe Biden assumed office, Klippenstein and Fang noted that federal agencies have been pressuring social media companies for years, in both the Trump and Biden administrations, and indicated that the pressure will continue without further intervention.

"There are no specific legal constraints on the FBI’s use of social media," said Faiza Patel, senior director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s liberty and national security program. "The attorney general guidelines permit agents to look at social media before there is any investigation at all. So it’s kind of a Wild West out there."

According to Klippenstein and Fang, DHS and Meta did not respond to requests for comment on the story, and the FBI refused to comment. A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement: "We do not coordinate with other entities when making content moderation decisions, and we independently evaluate content in line with the Twitter Rules."

Will The FBI Do Anything About The Alarming Number Of Attacks On Pro-Life Centers Following SCOTUS Leak?

The same agency that investigated hate crime allegations that a garage pull cord was a noose is failing to investigate arson, death threats, and terror threats from pro-abortionists.

'That is theft!' — Pat Gray calls out 'despicable' FBI for seizure of property belonging to innocent citizens



Unless a federal judge intervenes, innocent Americans may never see $85 million in cash, precious metals, and family heirlooms seized by the FBI during a raid on Private Vaults (USPV).

USPV was indicted by the feds for conspiracy to sell drugs and launder money, which led to the seizure of 800 safety deposit boxes, only a few of which were reported to have been included in the search warrant.

According to a report, "The asset list in the seizure notice discloses more than a dozen boxes containing more than $1 million each in cash, and many more in six figures. Others list jewelry, collectible coins, gold and silver, and 'Precious Items' with nominal $1 figures.The FBI appears to have exceeded the search warrant approved by the court, which prohibited snooping on the box contents except to 'identify their owners in order to notify them' about claiming their property."

The report also stated, "The Institute for Justice (IJ) is seeking class-action status, for a May lawsuit by several owners alleging "shocking, unconscionable, and unconstitutional" behavior by the government. IJ attorney Robert Frommer accused the feds of an "$85 million cash grab" from people who were not accused of wrongdoing."

On Monday's show, Pat Gray called the FBI "despicable" for confiscating property belonging to USPV clients who were never charged with a crime.

After the lawsuit was filed, the FBI reportedly offered to return some property to the original owners but those included in the suit say they still have not received their property.

"That is theft," Pat asserted.

He added that he wasn't sure which constitutional amendment was more violated, the First Amendment — free speech or the Fourth Amendment — illegal search and seizure.

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Feds investigating NY Gov. Cuomo and administration over nursing home deaths amid claims of cover-up



The FBI and the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office have launched investigations into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and his administration amid allegations that officials intentionally underreported nursing homes deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to avoid political fallout.

What are the details?

The Times Union first reported the news Wednesday, citing a source who confirmed that the investigation by the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of New York "is apparently in its early stages and is focusing on the work of some of the senior members of the governor's [coronavirus] task force."

Members of that task force include the governor's secretary, Melissa DeRosa, who was caught on audio last week admitting to top Democratic leaders in New York that the administration hid the full data on nursing home fatalities during the Trump administration over fears that the president would call them out.

A spokesman for Cuomo dismissed the revelation as nothing new but confirmed it.

"As we publicly said, [the Department of Justice] has been looking into this for months," the spokesman said. "We have been cooperating with them and we will continue to."

According to The Daily Mail, Cuomo defended his administration earlier this week, saying, "The New York state (Department of Health) has always fully and publicly reported all COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and hospitals."

"They have always been fully reported," he insisted. "I don't think there's anything to clear here. … There is nothing to investigate."

The outlet reported that "more than 15,000 people have died in New York state's nursing homes and long term care facilities from COVID-19, but as recently as last month, the state reported only 8,500 deaths."

What else?

Meanwhile, Cuomo continues to face heavy scrutiny after enjoying his role as a media darling and possible future Democratic presidential candidate earlier in the pandemic — when he wrote a book about leadership during the crisis and enjoyed lighthearted air time particularly on CNN where he was given multiple promotional interviews conducted by his own brother, Chris Cuomo.

But CNN said Wednesday that Chris Cuomo would no longer be allowed to use his "Prime Time" show to host his politician brother, and even fellow New York Democrats have condemned the governor over the nursing home scandal and demanded transparency.

Also on Wednesday, one of those Democrats, Assemblyman Ron Kim, told The New York Post — who broke the news of the original cover-up allegations — that Cuomo threatened him in the aftermath and warned the lawmaker, "You will be destroyed."