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New York assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over call

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New York assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over call

New York assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over call

New York Gov.

Andrew Cuomo has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have criticized him in an aggressive effort to contain political fallout from revelations that his administration had concealed the full extent of nursing home-related deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic.

CNN’s MJ Lee reports.


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