The Justice Department has opened an investigation into Andrew Cuomo, former New York governor and a top candidate for New York City mayor, following a referral from congressional Republicans who accused Cuomo of lying during an investigation of his administration’s Covid-19 response,

Congressional Republicans have pressed the Justice Department to investigate Cuomo for months, accusing him of lying to Congress during an investigation into coronavirus deaths in nursing homes — an issue critics have long accused Cuomo of mishandling.