{"id":1086834,"date":"2021-12-05T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T19:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1086834"},"modified":"2021-12-05T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T19:29:21","slug":"brian-stelter-says-his-phone-was-lighting-up-over-cuomo-staffers-saying-get-rid-of-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-stelter-says-his-phone-was-lighting-up-over-cuomo-staffers-saying-get-rid-of-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Stelter Says His \u2018Phone Was Lighting Up\u2019 Over Cuomo: \u2018Staffers Saying Get Rid Of Him\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrian-stelter-says-his-phone-was-lighting-up-over-cuomo-staffers-saying-get-rid-of-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1086834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN anchor Brian Stelter detailed some of the mixed feelings surrounding ousted anchor Chris Cuomo\u2019s suspension \u2014 and subsequent termination \u2014 over new details arising from an investigation of his role in defending his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n<p>Stelter said Sunday, as he opened his weekly show \u201cReliable Sources,\u201d that Cuomo\u2019s producers and staff \u2014 as well as a number of viewers who love Cuomo \u2014 wanted the anchor to be returned to the airwaves as soon as possible. A number of other CNN staffers, however, felt that the network had given Cuomo enough leeway already and probably should have terminated him sooner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest media story this weekend is the firing of Chris Cuomo from this network, CNN,\u201d Stelter began. \u201cI have been working the phones ever since this was announced yesterday evening. Frankly, I have been on the phone until the last five minutes here getting information about what happened, and where CNN goes from here. So I would like to start, now that you know the news about Cuomo\u2019s firing, with a timeline of how it came to this point. Why was Chris Cuomo fired now, after CNN management supported him all year long? That\u2019s the key question I have been pursuing as a media reporter for the past, you know, 18 hours or so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/cnns-stelter-dunks-on-fired-chris-cuomo-caused-so-many-headaches-cnn-staffers-were-very-unhappy\/\">Stelter<\/a> then detailed what had happened since Monday, when Attorney General Letitia James (D-N.Y.) had released a number of documents pertaining to the state\u2019s investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations against Andrew Cuomo \u2014 and they raised questions about just how involved <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-chris-cuomo-releases-statement-responding-to-cnn-firing-him\/\">Chris Cuomo<\/a> had been in helping to advise and shape his brother\u2019s defense, even to the point of using his professional contacts in an effort to get ahead of potentially damaging stories that might be coming down the pipe.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo was suspended Tuesday, pending an investigation \u2014 which CNN executed by bringing in attorneys to review the documents. The information they reviewed, possibly coupled with a credible accusation of sexual misconduct against the embattled anchor, led the network to decide that Cuomo should be terminated, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Stelter went on to say that inside CNN, it had felt like a bit of a balancing act. \u201cOn one side important complaints about Cuomo crossing clear journalistic lines and damaging CNN\u2019s brand, on the other side, concerns about Cuomo the person and respect for the fact he put his family first. Some of you felt all of the above,\u201d he said. \u201cMy phone was lighting up on Tuesday with calls from CNN staffers, some of whom said Cuomo should have been fired right away and also with emails from CNN viewers that CNN was being unfair to the ancchorman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time CNN boss Jeff Zucker held a meeting with the staff of Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Primetime\u2019 &nbsp;show and the sentiments were there were clearly in Cuomo\u2019s favor \u2026 Those staffers from the 9:00 p.m. show talked about the anchorman\u2019s talent and the pride they felt in the show. So there was a real wide array of feelings in this house. You\u2019ve got CNN staffers saying get rid of him, he shouldn\u2019t work here, he\u2019s hurt us. And then you have some of his own producers saying, you know, let\u2019s bring him back. He should be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was in that environment, Stelter said, that CNN learned of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-under-fire-for-not-revealing-the-additional-information-discovered-during-chris-cuomo-probe\/\">sexual misconduct<\/a> accusation against Cuomo \u2014 and that was reportedly what pushed the network over the edge.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN anchor Brian Stelter detailed some of the mixed feelings surrounding ousted anchor Chris Cuomo\u2019s suspension \u2014 and subsequent termination \u2014 over new details arising from an investigation of his role in defending his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.Stelter said Sunday, as he opened his weekly show \u201cReliable Sources,\u201d that Cuomo\u2019s producers and staff \u2014 as well as a number of viewers who love Cuomo \u2014 wanted the anchor to be returned to the airwaves as soon as possible. A number of other CNN staffers, however, felt that the network had given Cuomo enough leeway already and probably should have terminated him sooner.\u201cThe biggest media story this weekend is the firing of Chris Cuomo from this network, CNN,\u201d Stelter began. \u201cI have been working the phones ever since this was announced yesterday evening. Frankly, I have been on the phone until the last five minutes here getting information about what happened, and where CNN goes from here. So I would like to start, now that you know the news about Cuomo\u2019s firing, with a timeline of how it came to this point. Why was Chris Cuomo fired now, after CNN management supported him all year long? That\u2019s the key question I have been pursuing as a media reporter for the past, you know, 18 hours or so.\u201dStelter then detailed what had happened since Monday, when Attorney General Letitia James (D-N.Y.) had released a number of documents pertaining to the state\u2019s investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations against Andrew Cuomo \u2014 and they raised questions about just how involved Chris Cuomo had been in helping to advise and shape his brother\u2019s defense, even to the point of using his professional contacts in an effort to get ahead of potentially damaging stories that might be coming down the pipe.Cuomo was suspended Tuesday, pending an investigation \u2014 which CNN executed by bringing in attorneys to review the documents. The information they reviewed, possibly coupled with a credible accusation of sexual misconduct against the embattled anchor, led the network to decide that Cuomo should be terminated, effective immediately.Stelter went on to say that inside CNN, it had felt like a bit of a balancing act. \u201cOn one side important complaints about Cuomo crossing clear journalistic lines and damaging CNN\u2019s brand, on the other side, concerns about Cuomo the person and respect for the fact he put his family first. Some of you felt all of the above,\u201d he said. \u201cMy phone was lighting up on Tuesday with calls from CNN staffers, some of whom said Cuomo should have been fired right away and also with emails from CNN viewers that CNN was being unfair to the ancchorman.\u201d\u201cAt the same time CNN boss Jeff Zucker held a meeting with the staff of Cuomo\u2019s \u2018Primetime\u2019 \u00a0show and the sentiments were there were clearly in Cuomo\u2019s favor \u2026 Those staffers from the 9:00 p.m. show talked about the anchorman\u2019s talent and the pride they felt in the show. So there was a real wide array of feelings in this house. You\u2019ve got CNN staffers saying get rid of him, he shouldn\u2019t work here, he\u2019s hurt us. And then you have some of his own producers saying, you know, let\u2019s bring him back. He should be back.\u201dIt was in that environment, Stelter said, that CNN learned of the sexual misconduct accusation against Cuomo \u2014 and that was reportedly what pushed the network over the edge.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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