Overview

• Cuomo told Politico he would spend eight years in Washington attending US Conference of Mayors and National Governors Association events to wage a national campaign against Trump’s administration.
• He identified Trump’s proposed Medicaid cuts as a key battleground and argued that organized opposition in red congressional districts could help Democrats retake the House.
• The former governor faces a Justice Department investigation into his handling of COVID-19 nursing home deaths but dismissed the probe as purely political nonsense and said he has not been contacted by investigators.
• Donald Trump, recalling his fluctuating relationship with Cuomo, said he hoped the investigation would not result in serious charges against the former governor.
• Progressive groups and rival candidates criticize Cuomo’s front-runner status by pointing to his 2021 resignation over sexual harassment findings and the ongoing DOJ inquiry as campaign liabilities.