{"id":530769,"date":"2021-05-20T18:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=530769"},"modified":"2021-05-20T18:36:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T22:36:06","slug":"chris-cuomo-advised-andrew-cuomo-on-sexual-harassment-allegations-cnn-wont-punish-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-cuomo-advised-andrew-cuomo-on-sexual-harassment-allegations-cnn-wont-punish-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Cuomo Advised Andrew Cuomo On Sexual Harassment Allegations: CNN Won\u2019t Punish Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fchris-cuomo-advised-andrew-cuomo-on-sexual-harassment-allegations-cnn-wont-punish-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=530769&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1149280628-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>CNN host Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), about how to respond to more than a half-dozen complaints of sexual harassment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo\/2021\/05\/20\/99579382-b7f9-11eb-bb84-6b92dedcd8ed_story.html\">according<\/a> to an expose published Thursday afternoon in The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Cuomo, who hosts CNN\u2019s \u201cCuomo Prime Time,\u201d participated in multiple conference calls alongside a select group of lawyers, communications specialists, and at least one of Cuomo\u2019s aides, the paper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Four sources familiar with the calls told the newspaper that Chris Cuomo advised his brother on how to handle the political fallout produced by the allegations. Chris reportedly told his brother to refuse to resign and strike a defiant pose, claiming he was standing up against \u201ccancel culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor has said he will not step down from office and offered only the most formal of apologies to his accusers.<\/p>\n<p>Both CNN and the governor\u2019s office have downplayed Chris Cuomo\u2019s role in counseling his brother how to handle crisis communications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor only trusts about five people, so that\u2019s why Chris is on these calls,\u201d an adviser to the governor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s statement implied it was aware of his role as an adviser to his brother\u2019s emergency response strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris has not been involved in CNN\u2019s extensive coverage of the allegations against Governor Cuomo \u2014 on air or behind the scenes. In part because, as he has said on his show, he could never be objective. But also because he often serves as a sounding board for his brother,\u201d the network said in a statement to the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, it was inappropriate to engage in conversations that included members of the Governor\u2019s staff, which Chris acknowledges,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cHe will not participate in such conversations going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe network said Cuomo will not be disciplined,\u201d The Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe revelation that Cuomo had advised his brother vexed staffers inside CNN,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/20\/media\/chris-cuomo-andrew-cuomo-strategy-sessions\/index.html\">story<\/a>&nbsp;posted on CNN\u2019s website late this afternoon. \u201cMultiple CNN staffers said they were bothered by Cuomo\u2019s conduct and the violation of traditional journalistic standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-bans-chris-cuomo-from-covering-scandal-ridden-brother-as-criminal-investigation-starts-report\">banned<\/a> Chris from covering his brother from 2013 until the spring of 2020. As Andrew Cuomo received adulatory media coverage for his daily COVID-19 briefings, he and his younger brother engaged in interviews that bordered on a vaudeville act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-cuomo-brothers-debate-moms-favorite-on-air-you-violated-curfew-all-the-time\">joking<\/a> about violating curfew and the size of the governor\u2019s nose. CNN wrote off the segments by saying \u201cthe early months of the pandemic crisis were an extraordinary time.\u201d The Washington Post\u2019s Erik Wemple criticized the interviews during his own CNN interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-media-critic-blasts-cnn-while-on-cnn-over-cuomo-scandal-a-major-black-eye-for-cnn\">calling<\/a> the on-air nepotism \u201ca major black eye for CNN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, when sources inside the New York government accused Governor Cuomo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cuomo-nursing-home-scandal-worse-than-previously-reported-aides-spent-months-hiding-death-toll\">covering up<\/a> his state\u2019s COVID-19 death toll, CNN reinstated the ban. \u201cObviously, I am aware of what is going on with my brother,\u201d Cuomo told his audience in March. \u201cAnd obviously I cannot cover it, because he is my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sexual harassment allegations largely pushed aside accusations of the governor\u2019s deadly mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the state\u2019s nursing homes.<\/p>\n<p>In all, <a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2021\/03\/29\/andrew-cuomo-sexual-misconduct-allegations-sherry-vill\/\">nine women<\/a> have accused Governor Cuomo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/woman-who-accused-andrew-cuomo-of-sexual-harassment-finally-details-allegations\">varying levels<\/a> of misconduct. One woman accused Cuomo of groping her breasts under her blouse inside the governor\u2019s mansion in Albany. Three said that Cuomo kissed them against their will. Former aide Karen Hinton said the governor pulled her into a hug that was \u201ctoo long, too tight, too intimate,\u201d and during which he was aroused. Politico journalist Jessica Bakeman said Cuomo put his hands on her waist and back while holding her in an iron-clad grip. And former staffer Alyssa McGrath said the governor looked at her body and made comments that constituted sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cuomo appeared to take his brother\u2019s advice. In late February, Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-governor-andrew-cuomo-releases-statement-apologizing-for-behavior-following-sexual-harassment-allegations\">released<\/a> a statement \u2014 on a Sunday afternoon \u2014 denying guilt but apologizing if anyone felt offended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never inappropriately touched anybody and I never propositioned anybody and I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But he added, \u201cI now understand that my interactions may have been insensitive or too personal and that some of my comments, given my position, made others feel in ways I never intended. I acknowledge some of the things I have said have been misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the extent anyone felt that way, I am truly sorry about that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, at a press conference last month, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/people-want-attention-people-are-jealous-gov-cuomo-lashes-out-in-first-presser-since-sexual-misconduct-allegations-emerged\">savaged<\/a> his accusers and questioned their motives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are venial. People want attention. People are angry. People are jealous,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t do anything wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor is currently the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/andrew-cuomo-under-investigation-again-this-time-for-allegedly-using-state-resources-for-his-book-about-pandemic-leadership\">four investigations<\/a>, including two probes into the harassment accusations.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time CNN has whiffed on a scandal involving the Cuomo brothers.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cnn-shrugs-off-report-that-chris-cuomo-received-special-treatment-from-gov-brother-any-human-being-would\">investigating<\/a> whether the governor gave his brother preferential access to rapid COVID-19 tests, which were then in high demand.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo had discussed his coronavirus status <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tucker-unloads-on-fake-stunt-from-cnns-cuomo-theres-a-scandal-underneath-it\">extensively<\/a> on the air, claiming he had walled himself off from the rest of the world. But he verbally jousted with a bicyclist who spotted him outside during his supposed sequestration.<\/p>\n<p>In March, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErikWemple\/status\/1374911559873540103\">released<\/a> a statement saying their host simply exploited his connections the way \u201cany human being would.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I]t is not surprising that in the earliest days of a once-in-a-century global pandemic, when Chris was showing symptoms and was concerned about possible spread, he turned to anyone he could for advice and assistance, as any human being would,\u201d CNN said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>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;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN host Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), about how to respond to more than a half-dozen complaints of sexual harassment, according to an expose &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312527,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1149280628-1-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chris Cuomo Advised Andrew Cuomo On Sexual Harassment Allegations: CNN Won\u2019t Punish Him","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1149280628-1-1.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chris Cuomo Advised Andrew Cuomo On Sexual Harassment Allegations: CNN Won\u2019t Punish Him","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}