NYT bombshell report says Andrew Cuomo's COVID death coverup was much worse than previously known
A New York Times report says the coverup of coronavirus deaths at New York nursing homes by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and his administration was much worse than previously known.
The bombshell report was published on Wednesday and relied on new interviews and documents obtained by the Times.
Cuomo has faced a barrage of criticism over the order in March 2020 that was issued while the pandemic raged in New York City. The order sent coronavirus patients to receive medical treatment at nursing homes among a demographic at high risk from the virus. Officials later admitted that thousands died after the order but even that initial report was underreported, it was later discovered.
The Times report further exacerbated the scandal for Cuomo, who has also been plagued by numerous sexual harassment accusations.
Aides to the governor reportedly continued to cover up the true number of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes from state medical officials for at least five months. One report released to the public made New York appear to have a better rate than other states by counting virus deaths in nursing homes in a misleading manner.
During that time, Cuomo was actively publicizing his book that lauded his "leadership" in response to the coronavirus pandemic in his state. He received a multimillion dollar advance and the book was a bestseller.
The devastating report charges that a scientific report with a more accurate number of the deaths was never sent, while other reports meant for state legislators were also withheld.
New York state attorney general Letitia James is investigating the nursing home scandal in addition to the accusations of sexual harassment against Cuomo. The State Assembly is also conducting an impeachment inquiry against the Democrat.
Cuomo's office replies
An attorney for Cuomo's office responded to the Times report and downplayed its significance.
"The whole brouhaha here is overblown to the point where there are cynical suggestions offered for the plain and simple truth that the chamber wanted only to release accurate information that they believed was totally unassailable," said attorney Elkan Abramowitz.
"The chamber was never satisfied that the numbers that they were getting from D.O.H. were accurate," he added.
Abramowitz also said that the failure to report death statistics had nothing to do with the book Cuomo was publishing at the time.
Here's more about the bombshell NYT report:
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Donald Trump Jr: MSM would 'LOSE THEIR MINDS' if John Kerry-Iran scandal was about a Trump official
The New York Times reported this week that U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and former Secretary of State, John Kerry, allegedly leaked classified Israeli military information to one of its biggest foes: Iran. So, where's the media outcry?
Donald Trump Jr. joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Tuesday to discuss the allegations against Kerry and the corporate media's blatant hypocrisy and the Left's double standards.
"It's sort of amazing what you can get away with if you're a Democrat," Trump Jr. said. "I would think, Glenn, these people would lose their minds if someone in the Trump administration did this."
Watch the video below to catch more of the conversation:
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The fallacy of a tribute: Mayor Adams and the allegedly fake picture
On September 22, 1987, Officer Robert Venable took his last breath.
Venable was shot and killed in the line of duty as he and five other officers attempted to arrest two heavily armed men at an abandoned building in Brooklyn.
Now, Venable is being used as a prop by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
“I still think about Robert,” Adams told the cameras, “I keep a picture of Robert in my wallet.”
Adams has even pulled out the vintage looking photo for cameras, saying Robert was one of his closest friends.
However, according to sources within the mayor’s office — the photo has not actually been kept for decades in Eric Adams' wallet as he tried to suggest.
Aides have told the New York Times that the photo was actually printed off of Google last year and was stained with coffee in order to make it appear old.
“Why not just say this is a picture of him? You don’t have to stain it brown to make it seem like this was a picture from the 1980s that you’ve just carried around this whole time,” Sara Gonzales comments.
The New York City Hall released a statement in response to the New York Times article, writing, “It is disgusting that The New York Times has chosen to have Robert Venable’s friends and family relive the tragic murder of a loved one for nothing more than feeding its obsession with dissecting every single moment of Mayor Adams’ life as the paper continues its unsuccessful campaign to paint the mayor as a liar.”
Gonzales reads the statement and scoffs, “but he did lie.”
“You gotta be a certain type of individual to lie about something like that,” Eric July says, adding, “I don’t understand it. I’m not sure what the angle is there.”
“It speaks of some sort of a character flaw, for sure,” Jaco Booyens comments. “How insecure are you, truly,” he continues, “you think that buys you favor? A coffee stain? Oh — the age of the picture buys you validity?”
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