NY Assemblyman: Cuomo Threatened to ‘Destroy’ Me over Nursing Home ScandalHannah Bleau17 Feb 202113
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New York Assemblyman Ron Kim, a Queens Democrat, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened his career over the ongoing nursing home scandal rocking the administration, warning that he could “destroy†Kim if he did not fall in line and vigorously defend officials involved in the fallout.
Kim, who has publicly accused Cuomo of lying about key aspects of the nursing home coverup, told CNN that the Democrat governor called him directly and threatened his career “if I did not cover up for Melissa [DeRosa] and what she said. â€
“He tried to pressure me to issue a statement, and it was a very traumatizing experience,†Kim said, according to CNN. Cuomo, Kim alleged, continued to threaten his career, telling him that “we’re in this business together and we don’t cross certain lines.â€
“And he said I hadn’t seen his wrath and that he can destroy me,†Kim claimed, adding that “no man has ever spoken†to him in that manner in his “entire life.â€
“At some point he tried to humiliate me, asking: ‘Are you a lawyer? I didn’t think so. You’re not a lawyer.’ It almost felt like in retrospect he was trying to bait me and anger me and say something inappropriate. I’m glad I didn’t,†he added:
Kim’s wife told CNN that she had overheard parts of Kim’s phone call with Cuomo last week, and described the governor as “loud†and “angry.†She said she heard Cuomo say, “Who do you think you are?†as well as the words, “my wrath,†and that immediately after the phone call, her husband told her: “The governor threatened to destroy my life.â€
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