New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is facing more criticism today, not just for allegedly concealing the number of nursing home deaths, but also for threatening a public official, a New York Assemblyman who says Cuomo threatened him. CNN reports:
Describing an alleged exchange with the governor that has not been previously reported, Democratic Assemblyman Ron Kim told CNN that he received a call on his cell phone from the governor last week as he was bathing his children at home.“Gov. Cuomo called me directly on Thursday to threaten my career if I did not cover up for Melissa [DeRosa] and what she said. He tried to pressure me to issue a statement, and it was a very traumatizing experience,” Kim said. Cuomo proceeded to tell the assemblyman that “we’re in this business together and we don’t cross certain lines and he said I hadn’t seen his wrath and that he can destroy me,” according to Kim.
Kim wrote about what sparked this exchange on Twitter.
Facts matter. pic.twitter.com/HNqs6bXpAr
— Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) February 17, 2021
CNN says an adviser for Cuomo denies that the governor threatened Kim. Watch Kim’s interview with Erin Burnett above.