With just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finds himself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice

A new criminal investigation into Andrew Cuomo will fuel concerns that President Donald Trump is living up to his promise to use the Justice Department to target his political enemies.

The inquiry follows a House GOP referral that alleges Cuomo lied when testifying before Congress about his handling of the COVID pandemic.