Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Tuesday slammed Democratic former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic amid allegations that Chinese spies were operating within his administration.
As first reported by the Daily Caller News Foundation in May 2020, Cuomo testified before the House Oversight Committee's Special COVID-19 Subcommittee about the response to nursing homes and alleged that his administration deliberately undercounted patient deaths by changing the classification system. During questioning, Greene pointed to the recent arrest of Linda Sun, a former Democratic aide who has been accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government. (RELATED: 'You'll never hold public office again': Stefanik and Cuomo in heated argument over nursing home deaths)
“So, Mr. Cuomo, you thanked China, the People's Republic of China, while having a woman named Linda Sun working for you who has now been identified as a Chinese spy,” Greene said. “Today, you stood before the American people and before this committee, and you insulted the many people, including those in this room and watching this hearing, who lost loved ones because of your March 25th directive. And at the same time, you thanked the Chinese government while having a Chinese spy working for you.”
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“So, Mr. Cuomo, I've read a lot about you, including the fact that 13 women who worked for you accused you of sexual inappropriate behavior, and that you got away with it thanks to a Democratic Justice Department,” Greene continued. “But I want to say this, and I ask you this: Did you know for a fact that you were the stupidest tool of the Chinese government, or that you were being used by a Chinese spy who was working for you?”
Sun and her husband were arrested by federal authorities in early September following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Charged He was charged with “violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and conspiracy to commit visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy.”
“I've been reading a lot about you as well, Congressman. I think this is a very serious issue. She's a junior member of my team, and if she were in this room today, I wouldn't recognize her. But I think this is a serious issue. I don't think this is just a New York issue. I think there are Chinese, possibly Russian agents infiltrating it,” Cuomo said.
“I think this is a serious issue, and one that the federal government and state governments should work together on. State governments don't have the capacity to do international reconnaissance, but the federal government does. I think they should work together to do the best they can to do that due diligence,” Cuomo continued.
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