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A House subcommittee plans to refer former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to the Justice Department for potential prosecution, alleging he misled Congress about his involvement in a New York state COVID-19 report on nursing home deaths, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup, will finalize the referral Thursday. The referral accuses Cuomo of a “conscious, calculated effort” to evade responsibility for thousands of nursing home deaths during the pandemic. However, the referral is sole…