There could be as many as three — maybe even four — ongoing federal investigations of New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration, all focusing on the Coronavirus Task Force he established last year. There are some good reasons for this sprawl. There are also reasons traceable to politics, conflicts of interest, and good ol’ DOJ turf battles. It will need to be sorted out, and soon, if the probes are to get anywhere — assuming there is something beyond further illustration of the governor’s mendacity to get at. That old saw about having too many cooks? Too many prosecutors is worse.
Someone’s got to be put in charge of this kitchen, and it falls to President Biden’s Justice Department to decide. But first, let’s review the investigative offshoots currently in play.
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