{"id":53556,"date":"2021-02-22T08:04:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T12:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53556"},"modified":"2021-02-22T08:04:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T12:04:33","slug":"killer-cuomo-literally-ran-his-office-like-mafia-don-flung-serious-threats-at-anyone-who-crossed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53556","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Killer Cuomo&#8221; Literally Ran His Office Like Mafia Don, Flung Serious Threats at Anyone Who Crossed Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>&#8216;Watch Your Back&#8217;: Cuomo Accused Of &#8220;Gangster&#8221; Threats Against &#8220;Flood&#8221; Of People<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>A flood of politicians and other public figures have come forward to accuse New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of gangster-like behavior<strong>, including multiple threats ranging from &#8216;watch your back&#8217; to &#8216;bullying, mistreatment and intimidation,&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andrewsolender\/2021\/02\/20\/its-like-gangster-stuff-more-new-york-politicians-accuse-cuomo-of-threatening-behavior\/?sh=1778d7914507\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/cuomo%20angry.jpg?itok=MIWbT-NQ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/cuomo%20angry.jpg?itok=MIWbT-NQ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/cuomo%20angry.jpg?itok=MIWbT-NQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"1d2dcab9-3f43-438f-b713-aea049f03ed1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Key allegations via\u00a0<em>Forbes<\/em>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"key-facts\">\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Nate McMurray, a two-time House candidate in Western New York, told Forbes that after criticizing Cuomo for\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-plans-attend-buffalo-bills-playoff-game-after-covid-19-test-1558137\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-plans-attend-buffalo-bills-playoff-game-after-covid-19-test-1558137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"plans to attend a Buffalo Bills game\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/ny-gov-andrew-cuomo-plans-attend-buffalo-bills-playoff-game-after-covid-19-test-1558137\">plans to attend a Buffalo Bills game<\/a>, he received a call from a Cuomo aide on New Years Eve that began \u201c<strong>you motherf***er,<\/strong>\u201d before devolving into threats like \u201c<strong>you\u2019re done in politics<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>McMurray said he took down his tweet after the call because\u00a0<strong>he was \u201cscared\u201d and looking for a job after his run<\/strong>, adding that he\u2019s heard from people in both Cuomo\u2019s staff and the New York legislature about a \u201cpervasive culture of fear that has trickled down from his office.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u201c<strong>We\u2019ve all been yelled at by someone in that administration,<\/strong>\u201d Marc Molinaro, a Republican county executive in upstate New York who ran against Cuomo in 2018, told Forbes, adding, \u201c<strong>It\u2019s unacceptable but how they operate<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou,\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuhline\/status\/1362760890723016705?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuhline\/status\/1362760890723016705?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"tweeted\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuhline\/status\/1362760890723016705?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that<strong>\u00a0she was \u201cflooded\u201d with stories from people who said they were \u201cbullied, mistreated, or intimidated\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>by Cuomo, a statement\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyBoylan\/status\/1362767078952992768?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyBoylan\/status\/1362767078952992768?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"echoed\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyBoylan\/status\/1362767078952992768?s=20\">echoed<\/a>\u00a0by former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan, who has previously\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/13\/nyregion\/cuomo-sexual-harassment.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/13\/nyregion\/cuomo-sexual-harassment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"accused\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/13\/nyregion\/cuomo-sexual-harassment.html\">accused<\/a>\u00a0him of harassment.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alessandra Biaggi, a Democratic state senator,\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/our-local-correspondents\/the-sound-and-the-fury-of-andrew-cuomo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/our-local-correspondents\/the-sound-and-the-fury-of-andrew-cuomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"told the New Yorker\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/our-local-correspondents\/the-sound-and-the-fury-of-andrew-cuomo\">told the\u00a0New Yorker<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Cuomo once asked her to \u201ctell me again how your grandfather\u2019s career ended,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0which she perceived as a threat given that her grandfather, Mario Biaggi, resigned over a corruption scandal \u2013\u00a0though a Cuomo spokesperson told the New Yorker it was about the \u201cimportance of integrity in government.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element animate-line\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceDean\/status\/1362740420959039489?s=20\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceDean\/status\/1362740420959039489?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"tweeted\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaniceDean\/status\/1362740420959039489?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>she was told by someone close to the Cuomo family to \u201c\u2018Watch my back,\u2019\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0when she began speaking out against him prolifically over the\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/ny-state-of-politics\/2020\/08\/11\/why-janice-dean-isn-t-stopping-\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/ny-state-of-politics\/2020\/08\/11\/why-janice-dean-isn-t-stopping-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"coronavirus-related deaths\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/ny-state-of-politics\/2020\/08\/11\/why-janice-dean-isn-t-stopping-\">coronavirus-related deaths<\/a>\u00a0of her parents, who were both nursing home residents<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>It&#8217;s like gangster stuff,<\/strong>&#8221; said McMurray, who says Cuomo and team tried to push him out of a 2018 House race. &#8220;We\u2019ve had three terms of Gov. Cuomo, I think it\u2019s time to move on,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to Assemblyman Ron Kim, Cuomo demand he &#8220;cover up&#8221; for an aide who\u00a0<strong>admitted to concealing COVID-19 nursing home deaths<\/strong>\u00a0over fears that the Trump DOJ would use it against them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can destroy you,&#8221; Kim claims Cuomo told him &#8211; an allegation aide Rich Azzopardi says isn&#8217;t true, and that Kim is &#8220;<strong>lying<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it appears even Biden spox Jen Psaki can&#8217;t find the words to condemn Cuomo&#8217;s actions which potentially resulted in thousands of unnecessary deaths.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1363504487717957632&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fwatch-your-back-flood-new-york-politicians-accuse-cuomo-gangster-threats&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1363504487717957632\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/watch-your-back-flood-new-york-politicians-accuse-cuomo-gangster-threats\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/watch-your-back-flood-new-york-politicians-accuse-cuomo-gangster-threats<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Watch Your Back&#8217;: Cuomo Accused Of &#8220;Gangster&#8221; Threats Against &#8220;Flood&#8221; Of People<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}