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. He seems to think it might actually help.

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.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning the accusation, a staple of Donald Trump's four criminal indictments, against the Justice Department amid reports that Cuomo − now running for mayor of New York City − is under federal investigation.