De Blasio UNLOADS on Cuomo, backs Dem who says he was threatened: ‘ bullying is nothing new!’

As the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s office in Brooklyn are probing the state of New York’s handling of data related to coronavirus deaths in nursing homes, things are looking worse for Governor Andrew Cuomo.

During an interview on MSNBC, Democrat New York Assemblyman Ron Kim says he was threatened in a phone call from Gov. Cuomo due to his criticism of the Governor’s handling of nursing home deaths.

“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. “HE SPENT 10 MINUTES BERATING ME, YELLING AT ME, THREATENING ME AND MY CAREER, MY LIVELIHOOD.”

Below is a statement from Rich Azzopardi, Senior Advisor to Governor Cuomo:

“Mr. Kim is lying about his conversation with Governor Cuomo Thursday night. I know because I was one of three other people in the room when the phone call occurred. At no time did anyone threaten to ‘destroy’ anyone with their ‘wrath’ nor engage in a ‘coverup.’ That’s beyond the pale and is unfortunately part of a years-long pattern of lies by Mr. Kim against this administration. We did ask for Mr. Kim to do the honorable thing and put out a truthful statement after he told the Governor he was misquoted in a news article, which he said he tried to correct but the reporter refused. Kim said he would correct the story and then broke his word. No surprise. Instead over the last six days he has baselessly accused this administration of pay to play and obstruction of justice. These continued falsehoods are why the Governor chose to speak out today. We will not allow an unscrupulous politician to deceive New Yorkers or distort the truth. Mr. Kim’s current statements do not even align with the comments he made at the meeting (see below). He is without credibility as his own words demonstrate. Lies have caused families grieving from COVID enough pain. We understand it is our obligation to correct misstatements so families understand the true facts during COVID.

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