{"id":300430,"date":"2021-03-24T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=300430"},"modified":"2021-03-24T13:01:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T17:01:08","slug":"new-york-democrat-says-at-nursing-home-memorial-that-andrew-cuomos-reign-of-abuse-of-power-will-end-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-democrat-says-at-nursing-home-memorial-that-andrew-cuomos-reign-of-abuse-of-power-will-end-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Democrat Says At Nursing Home Memorial That Andrew Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Reign Of Abuse Of Power Will End Soon\u2019"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fnew-york-democrat-says-at-nursing-home-memorial-that-andrew-cuomos-reign-of-abuse-of-power-will-end-soon%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=300430&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3186.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A New York lawmaker who has been critical of Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the past said during a memorial for those who died in New York nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic that the governor\u2019s \u201creign of abuse of power will end soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York assemblyman Ron Kim, a Democrat, blasted Cuomo at the \u201cWe Care Memorial Wall\u201d event on Sunday, which commemorated the thousands who died in New York\u2019s nursing homes as a result of the pandemic and Cuomo\u2019s disastrous policy that placed COVID-positive patients into the most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that this governor will be held accountable, that I know that his reign of abuse of power will end soon because there are way too many decent people in the city of New York to let this guy go unchecked,\u201d Kim said at the event, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/23\/new-york-lawmaker-lambastes-cuomo-at-nursing-home-death-memorial-his-reign-of-abuse-of-power-will-end-soon\/\">reported<\/a> by The Federalist.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire\u2019s Ryan Saavedra previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-lawmaker-claims-governor-cuomo-threatened-to-destroy-him-over-nursing-home-criticisms\">reported<\/a>, Kim in February accused Cuomo of threatening to \u201cdestroy\u201d him for criticizing the governor\u2019s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in nursing homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe tried to pressure me to issue a statement, and it was a very traumatizing experience,\u201d Kim told CNN of Cuomo\u2019s threat, adding that the governor also allegedly told him that \u201cwe\u2019re in this business together and we don\u2019t cross certain lines and he said I hadn\u2019t seen his wrath and that he can destroy me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Cuomo denied Kim\u2019s allegations at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo himself blasted Kim over the allegations at a press conference in mid-February, accusing the assemblymen of possibly engaging in an \u201cillegal\u201d \u201cracket,\u201d The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cuomo-lights-up-democrat-lawmaker-who-he-allegedly-threatened-possibly-engaged-in-illegal-racket\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy office more than me, has had a long and hostile relationship with Assemblyman Ron Kim,\u201d Cuomo said at the time. \u201cIt goes back to the issue on nail salons. We passed a bill that we worked very hard to protect nail salon workers who were often victimized by businesses \u2026 wage theft was prevalent. We passed a bill, Assemblyman Kim supported the bill, he then flipped 180 degrees because the nail salon business owners found the bill onerous. There was a big New York Times story on it at the time that said basically, and I don\u2019t want to paraphrase a Times story, but it basically said he supported the bill, he signed the bill, he was at the bill signing, then the business people in his community got upset, and then he changed his position, actually used his lobbying firm to lobby on behalf of the business owners, continued to use that lobbying firm and that political operative as his own, and then raised money from those business owners and continues to, and I believe it was unethical if not illegal, and I believe it\u2019s a continuing racket because he is still doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few days later, after Democratic lawmakers in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-lawmakers-inching-toward-a-bipartisan-impeachment-probe-against-andrew-cuomo\">signaled<\/a> they were \u201cinching\u201d toward an impeachment inquiry into Cuomo\u2019s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Kim called Cuomo\u2019s actions \u201can impeachable offense,\u201d The Daily Wire\u2019s Emily Zanotti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/an-impeachable-offense-new-york-democrat-demands-cuomo-face-inquiry-over-nursing-home-order\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo abused his powers to hide life and death information from the Department of Justice that prevented lawmakers from legislating \u2013 like fully repealing corporate immunity for nursing homes. That is an impeachable offense,\u201d Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the day after Kim criticized Cuomo at the memorial, he appeared on Fox News to again discuss his allegations that Cuomo threatened him to stay quiet about nursing home deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor wanted me to lie and cover everything up to protect him, and I wasn\u2019t going to have that,\u201d Kim said, according to the Federalist. \u201cThe public had a right to know, and we have a duty to report to the public that this is what\u2019s going on with the executive, and we need to check the executive and we need to do our jobs to get to the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York State Attorney General Letitia James found that the state massively undercounted nursing home deaths, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nursing-home-deaths-in-new-york-were-massively-undercounted-new-york-ag-finds\">underreporting<\/a> them by as much as 50%.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the nursing-home scandal, Cuomo also faces calls for resignation after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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