WHOA! Ex-Gov. Cuomo ‘inappropriately influenced’ witness in text message as House probed COVID deaths

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From the New York Post: Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to “inappropriately influence” a top aide’s testimony during a congressional investigation into his administration’s disastrous mandate that forced COVID-19 patients into nursing homes, a bombshell new House document claimed.

Witness Jim Malatras said the 66-year-old ex-governor made him “uncomfortable” by calling and texting him as the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic probed the March 25, 2020 “must admit” order for nursing homes, according to new evidence in a subcommittee staff memo exclusively obtained by The Post.

The House COVID panel revealed in a memo earlier this month that Cuomo had reached out to Malatras to “check in” at least once during the course of their investigation.

But in an addendum to that memo released Wednesday, text messages and a letter from Malatras show Cuomo reached out to his ex-aide three times since early 2021 — and always “within 48 hours of the Select Subcommittee taking a specific action in its nursing home investigation.

“This includes one action that was not public and only known by Mr. Cuomo and his counsel,” the addendum states. “The evidence in this Memo supports the finding that former Governor Andrew Cuomo acted in a manner consistent with an attempt to inappropriately influence the testimony of a witness and obstruct the Select Subcommittee’s investigation.”

CLICK HERE to read the addendum, which includes the text messages Cuomo sent.

New York Post reporter Josh Christenson also posted copies of the text messages Cuomo sent in a post on X Wednesday morning:

In a series of social media posts, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic shared the following:

New evidence suggests that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attempted to inappropriately influence the testimony of a @COVIDSelect witness.

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.

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