{"id":186275,"date":"2021-03-02T09:29:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186275"},"modified":"2021-03-02T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:40:54","slug":"cnns-chris-cuomo-says-he-cant-cover-brothers-scandals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnns-chris-cuomo-says-he-cant-cover-brothers-scandals\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s Chris Cuomo Says He Can\u2019t Cover Brother\u2019s Scandals"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcnns-chris-cuomo-says-he-cant-cover-brothers-scandals%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=186275&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-cnn\">CNN<\/a> host Chris Cuomo said Monday that he is aware of sexual harassment claims against his brother but cannot cover them.<\/p>\n<p>New York Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-andrew-cuomo\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a>, 63, has been accused of harassment by three women, two of whom are former aides. He has also been under fire for withholding COVID-19 death data from state lawmakers and the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we start tonight, let me say something that I\u2019m sure is very obvious to you who watched my show. And thank you for that you\u2019re straight with me. I\u2019ll be straight with you,\u201d Chris Cuomo, 50, said in opening his show on March 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m aware of what\u2019s going on with my brother. And obviously, I cannot cover it because he is my brother. Now, of course, CNN has to cover it. They have covered it extensively, and they will continue to do so. I have always cared very deeply about these issues, and profoundly. So I just wanted to tell you that there\u2019s a lot of news going on that matters also. So let\u2019s get after that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo had his brother on his show multiple times in the spring of 2020. The segments featured the pair repeatedly joking, with few substantive questions about Cuomo\u2019s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The portrayals of the governor were relentlessly positive. At one point, Chris Cuomo told him:\u00a0\u201cMe having you on the show is an unusual thing. We\u2019ve never really done it. But this was an unusual time. I\u2019m wowed by what you did. And, more importantly, I\u2019m wowed by how you did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3717156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cuomo-brothers-1200x923-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"492\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his brother Chris Cuomo, center, attend a screening in New York City with companions on April 26, 2018. (Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)<\/p>\n<p>CNN hasn\u2019t responded to requests for comment. A spokesperson told news outlets that there was a ban on Chris Cuomo hosting his brother, but the ban was lifted last year. It is now back in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe early months of the pandemic crisis were an extraordinary time. We felt that Chris speaking with his brother about the challenges of what millions of American families were struggling with was of significant human interest. As a result, we made an exception to a rule that we have had in place since 2013 which prevents Chris from interviewing and covering his brother, and that rule remains in place today. CNN has covered the news surrounding Governor Cuomo extensively,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Critics responded to Chris Cuomo\u2019s segment with derision. \u201cBut for months during a pandemic with NY having the hugest death toll, they yucked it up nightly,\u201d former TV journalist George Brown wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Others posted screenshots of\u00a0Chris Cuomo holding up a gigantic Q-tip that his staffers had produced while Andrew Cuomo laughed during one of the 2020 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s attorney general is investigating the sexual harassment claims and the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating how state officials undercounted nursing home residents deaths involving COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN host Chris Cuomo said Monday that he is aware of sexual harassment claims against his brother but cannot cover them. New York Gov. 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