A report stated that former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo requested the Department of Justice for prosecution by a House subcommittee.

On Wednesday, a Republican-led House subcommittee recommended that former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo be investigated by the Justice Department for allegedly lying to Congress about a report concerning his role in nursing home deaths during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, signed a referral accusing Cuomo of intentionally evading responsibility for nursing home deaths during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a new report by the New York Times, the referral letter alleges that Cuomo did not review a State Health Department report that implicated him in the deaths, despite having a private meeting with the subcommittee.

Although it is reported that Cuomo reviewed health department reports and wrote parts of early drafts in emails, the former governor claims he does not remember doing so.

"Richard Azzopardi, a spokesperson for Cuomo, stated that the taxpayer-funded farce is an illegal use of Congress's investigative authority. The governor said he didn't recall because he didn't recall. The committee lied in their referral just as they have been lying to the public and the press."

As it stands, Cuomo is being considered as a potential candidate for the New York City mayoral race in 2023. However, it is uncertain whether current Mayor Adams will seek re-election, as he has recently been indicted by a grand jury on charges of bribery and corruption, including accepting illegal foreign campaign donations.

Amid sexual harassment allegations, which he still denies, Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021.

The House subcommittee's criminal referral has no legal weight, and Congress lacks the authority to direct the Justice Department on how to proceed with it.

Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming election, the subcommittee's referral will not be affected.

After being investigated by the state ethics board, Cuomo was ordered to repay $5 million of his advance payment for his memoir "American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic," as it was found that he used state resources to help write it.

Cuomo also denied the board's claim that he was entitled to due process and successfully sued them.

According to the Times, Cuomo maintained that the data on COVID deaths during the initial stages was not trustworthy, and his administration prioritized more dependable figures for the public.

In his letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Wenstrup accused Cuomo of lying about discussing the peer review of the July 6 report and not knowing if it was reviewed by individuals outside the State Department of Health.

"In the referral letter reviewed by the Times, Wenstrup wrote that Mr. Cuomo made false statements to the select subcommittee with the intention of avoiding accountability. The Department of Justice should take into account Mr. Cuomo's past allegedly wrongful conduct when deciding whether to charge him for the false statements."

The subcommittee has been accused by Cuomo of misusing government resources to investigate a matter beyond its jurisdiction, seemingly to aid a private lawsuit.