{"id":2437688,"date":"2025-05-21T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-tries-to-spin-doj-investigation-if-trump-doesnt-want-me-as-nyc-mayor-you-do-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T22:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:15:07","slug":"andrew-cuomo-tries-to-spin-doj-investigation-if-trump-doesnt-want-me-as-nyc-mayor-you-do-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-tries-to-spin-doj-investigation-if-trump-doesnt-want-me-as-nyc-mayor-you-do-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo tries to spin DOJ investigation: If Trump doesn\u2019t want me as NYC mayor, \u2018you do\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fandrew-cuomo-tries-to-spin-doj-investigation-if-trump-doesnt-want-me-as-nyc-mayor-you-do-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has released a political advertisement in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-criminal-investigation-launched-into-maker-of-alzheimers-drug-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Criminal ... Launched Into Maker Of Alzheimer\u2019s Drug, Report Says\">criminal investigation launched<\/a> by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which claims he lied about decisions made during the COVID-19 pandemic in a congressional hearing. In the ad,Cuomo positions this investigation as politically motivated,stating that the Trump administration is trying to undermine his campaign for mayor of New York city.He argues that if Trump opposes him, that should inspire voters to support him instead, portraying himself as a seasoned leader capable of revitalizing the city.<\/p>\n<p>The ad references various Trump administration investigations targeting liberal figures, framing his own situation as part of a broader pattern of political retribution. Democratic strategist Max Burns suggested that Cuomo could leverage this narrative to rally voters against trump, while New York Attorney General Letitia James criticized Cuomo for attempting to include her in the ad&#8217;s narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&#8217;s camp has characterized the investigation as &#8220;lawfare and election interference,&#8221; emphasizing the bevy of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political controversies surrounding<\/a> him as he seeks to regain political footing. The ad&#8217;s rapid release following the DOJ&#8217;s proclamation indicates strategy aimed at mobilizing support amid controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Andrew Cuomo tries to spin DOJ investigation: If Trump doesn&rsquo;t want me as NYC mayor, &lsquo;you do&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2127984\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New York Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3414423\/andrew-cuomo-flirts-new-york-radio-station-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> released a political ad Wednesday suggesting the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3417987\/doj-investigation-andrew-cuomo-allegations-lied-congress-nursing-home-deaths-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">investigation into him<\/a> warrants a vote for him in the New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-hospitalized-after-abdominal-pain-cancels-mayoral-race-events\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Hospitalized After Abdominal Pain, Cancels ...al ... Events\">mayoral race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice launched an investigation into Cuomo on Tuesday night, alleging the New York Democrat lied in a congressional hearing about decisions he made during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3418890\/democrat-wins-new-york-special-election-state-senate\/\">Democrat wins special election for New York state senate in district Trump won by double digits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3418760\/california-democrat-governor-candidate-antonio-villaraigosa-kamala-harris-biden-cover-up\/\">California Democrat running for governor swipes Harris for Biden &#8216;cover-up&#8217; as she mulls 2026 campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3418278\/florida-governor-race-candidates-matt-gaetz-rumors\/\">Florida sees possible five-way race for governor open up as Gaetz rumors swirl<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cuomo, the front-runner in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mayors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mayoral race<\/a>, has been criticized by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) for what the congressman called a &ldquo;calculated cover-up&rdquo; in the former governor&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-cares-cuomo-channels-hillary-in-response-to-damning-report-on-ny-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Cares?\u2019: ... Channels Hillary in ... to Damning Report on NY Nursing Home Deaths\">nursing home deaths scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new ad breaks down several Trump administration investigations into liberal figures like Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), and New York Attorney General Letitia James.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First, they arrested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/have-the-courts-been-compromised-too-where-are-the-righteous-judges-supreme-court-slows-president-trumps-pa-case\/\" title=\"Have the Courts Been Compromised Too?  Where are the Righteous Judges?  Supreme Court Slows President ...\u2019s PA Case!\">liberal judge<\/a> in Wisconsin,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichAzzopardi\/status\/1925257207995658633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the ad<\/a>, which was shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, begins, showing Dugan. &ldquo;Then a Democratic congresswoman in New Jersey,&rdquo; the ad continues, referring to McIver.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Then they went after New York&rsquo;s attorney general,&rdquo; the ad says, referring to the investigation into James for mortgage fraud. &ldquo;Now they&rsquo;re attacking Andrew Cuomo to interfere with New York City&rsquo;s election. Why? Because Andrew Cuomo is the last person they want as mayor. An experienced leader who can stand up to bullies, bring New York back, and deliver for the people of this city. If Donald Trump doesn&rsquo;t want Andrew Cuomo as mayor, you do,&rdquo; the ad concludes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&lsquo;If Donald Trump doesn&rsquo;t want Andrew Cuomo as Mayor, you do.&#8217; See the latest ad from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewcuomo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andrewcuomo<\/a> below. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lopBmMbxNn\">pic.twitter.com\/lopBmMbxNn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rich Azzopardi (@RichAzzopardi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichAzzopardi\/status\/1925257207995658633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Democratic strategist Max Burns thinks the ad could work as a way to get voters to vote for Cuomo to spite Trump:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The investigation is as big as Cuomo wants to make it, since being targeted by Trump is the number one way to make Democratic voters forget why they disliked you,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;So he has incentive for it to be very big.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now voters will just see this as more Trump retribution,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>James criticized Cuomo for including her in the ad. She released a scathing report on Cuomo&rsquo;s sexual harassment allegations that led to his resignation as governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Say my name, say my name. It&rsquo;s Letitia James, and my candidate is Adrienne Adams,&rdquo; she told the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JosieStratman\/status\/1925284478961783002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York Daily News<\/a>.<\/em> The ad did not refer to her by name.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi criticized mayoral candidate Scott Stringer for pointing out Trump&rsquo;s influence on him. &ldquo;Just to be clear: are you calling on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TishJames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@TishJames<\/a> to resign? She seems pretty compromised by your standards,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichAzzopardi\/status\/1925225393730072825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KellyMena\/status\/1925203117345255511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">running for reelection<\/a> as an independent, did not criticize Cuomo for the investigation. I&rsquo;m not going to do to him what others did to me,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;I am going to allow the investigation to take its course.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of &ldquo;politicizing&rdquo; the DOJ.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She came after me,&rdquo; she told NY1. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re coming after the Attorney General. They&rsquo;re coming after a candidate for mayor! So when will Pam Bondi stop politicizing the Department of Justice?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I suggest they focus on the core mission and stop targeting Democrats here in New York!&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&rsquo;s camp called the investigation &ldquo;lawfare and election interference&rdquo; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3417987\/doj-investigation-andrew-cuomo-allegations-lied-congress-nursing-home-deaths-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DOJ LAUNCHES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO ANDREW CUOMO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuomo&rsquo;s ad was released just hours after the investigation was announced. <\/p>\n<p>When asked about the speediness of the ad, Azzopardi told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, &ldquo;The devil plays hard, we play fast.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2127984\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2127984\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Cuomo spins DOJ probe: If Trump opposes me, &#8216;you do<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2437689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cuomo.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32284,45347,38349,3634],"class_list":["post-2437688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-andrew-cuomo","tag-doj-investigation","tag-nyc-mayor","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cuomo.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437692,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437688\/revisions\/2437692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}