The inquiry follows a House GOP referral that alleges Cuomo lied when testifying before Congress about his handling of the COVID pandemic.

Congressional Republicans have pressed the Justice Department to investigate Cuomo for months, accusing him of lying to Congress during an investigation into coronavirus deaths in nursing homes — an issue critics have long accused Cuomo of mishandling.

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor and a top candidate for New York City mayor, following a referral from congressional Republicans who accused Cuomo of lying during an investigation of his administration’s Covid-19 response,