Rep. James Comer, a Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, first referred Cuomo to the DOJ in October before re-upping his request in April, after Trump had taken office. That followed Cuomo’s testimony to a subcommittee that was investigating New York’s handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes.

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his testimony last year to Congress, according to a report Tuesday.

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.