From the BBC:
“CNN's Chris Cuomo suspended
over help to governor brother”
CNN star Chris Cuomo has been
suspended indefinitely over help he gave his ex-New York governor brother while
he was battling sex abuse allegations. The decision came after the New York
attorney general released new documents that showed the extent of his work for
his older sibling, Andrew Cuomo. CNN said the documents show "a greater
level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew". Andrew
Cuomo resigned in August after prosecutors said he harassed staff. The
thousands of pages release by Attorney General Letitia James on Monday show
that Chris Cuomo continuously pressed the governor's staff to let him play a
large role in his older brother's defence. "You need to trust me," he
texted Melissa DeRosa, the governor's secretary, in March. "We are making
mistakes we can't afford," he added. The network had previously defended
the communications Cuomo shared with his brother. But CNN said in a statement
on Tuesday: "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public
release, raise serious questions. "When Chris admitted to us that he had
offered advice to his brother's staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged
that publicly. "But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and
understood his need to put family first and job second. "However, these
documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than
we previously knew." Scores of emails and text messages show the level of
involvement the prominent TV anchor had with the governor's staff. "Please
let me help with the prep," he texted a senior aide. He also pledged to
contact other US media outlets in order to try to learn of other allegations that
were forthcoming. At one point, Ms DeRosa asked him to help by checking his
"sources". "On it," the primetime host responded.
^ CNN doesn’t seem capable of
finding the truth even when it is one of their own. I’m glad Chris Cuomo is indefinitely
out. ^
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