{"id":612570,"date":"2021-08-05T10:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T14:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=612570"},"modified":"2021-08-05T10:50:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T14:50:24","slug":"reporter-who-spoke-to-state-investigators-about-gov-cuomo-wants-little-brother-chris-to-pay-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporter-who-spoke-to-state-investigators-about-gov-cuomo-wants-little-brother-chris-to-pay-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporter Who Spoke To State Investigators About Gov. Cuomo Wants Little Brother Chris To Pay Too"},"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\">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%2Freporter-who-spoke-to-state-investigators-about-gov-cuomo-wants-little-brother-chris-to-pay-too%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=612570&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\/08\/Christopher-Cuomo-attends-the-The-Hollywood-Reporters-9th-Annual-Most-Powerful-People-In-Media-at-The-Pool-on-April-11-2019-in-New-York-City.-Photo-by-Theo-WargoGetty-Images-for-THR-scaled-e1628172553195.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A former reporter who spoke to state investigators during their probe into Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that his CNN host brother needs come clean over his role in the scandal, Fox News reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay Nielsen, former investigative reporter at News 10 ABC, was shocked&nbsp;CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was mentioned in Attorney General Letitia James\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassment-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">investigation\u2019s report<\/a> that concluded Tuesday the governor sexually <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">harassed<\/a> multiple women during his administration, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/lindsay-nielsen-chris-cuomo-cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a>. Nielsen told Fox News \u201cone of the reasons\u201d she left the news company was because of intimidation and bullying from the Cuomo administration.<\/p>\n<p>The report said Chris Cuomo drafted a statement to help his brother respond to allegations in February, according to Fox News. The governor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/andrew-cuomo-broadcasts-slideshow-kissing-men-women-all-ages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">denied<\/a> any wrongdoing in his statement shortly after James\u2019 press conference, arguing that some of the things he was accused of doing, like hugging or kissing women on the cheek or forehead, were simply a way he routinely greeted people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re saying he (Chris) was working in a capacity for the State of New York without an official title. I mean, that in and of itself right there, I think is another issue that has come out of this whole report,\u201d Nielsen told Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"3.7894736842105\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upKLXCJeVk\">pic.twitter.com\/upKLXCJeVk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsay Nielsen (@Lindsayon10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindsayon10\/status\/1422606886516498436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very difficult situation,\u201d Nielsen said, according to Fox News. \u201cHow can you trust that someone is being fair and unbiased when he hasn\u2019t even addressed it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d show didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/chris-cuomo-ignored-andrew-sexual-harassment-investigation-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mention<\/a> the scandal on Tuesday or Wednesday night. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/28\/chris-cuomo-cnn-jerking-yourself-off-twitter-bicep-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Gonna Break Your Arm Jerking Yourself Off\u2019: Chris Cuomo Posts Pic Of Flexed Bicep In Response To Critic)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nielsen said viewers \u201cdeserve\u201d a statement from Chris Cuomo about the investigation to maintain journalistic integrity, according to Fox News. \u201cI think some point he would have to answer to that\u2026 you have this tangled web mess that has to be figured out and I don\u2019t know how or if they\u2019re going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN banned the host from covering his brother when he joined the company in 2013, but the restriction was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/03\/31\/cnn-chris-cuomo-interview-andrew-cuomo-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lifted<\/a> for their coronavirus interview sessions in March 2020, according to Fox News. The ban was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FkkkTPTGHt4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reinstated<\/a> in February when the governor was slammed with multiple scandals about his treatment of his female workers and his rules surrounding nursing homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s so many questions that people are going to have to now have when they\u2019re thinking about Chris Cuomo,\u201d she said. \u201cNow he\u2019s involved. So, yeah, you have this mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former reporter who spoke to state investigators during their probe into Gov. 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