CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday night avoided discussing the main news of the day - the bombshell report accusing his brother Andrew of sexual harassment. Cuomo said nothing as CNN ran news ticker at the bottom of the screen.
Chris has said he cannot talk about his brother, telling viewers in March that it was not appropriate for him to be covering a story that impacted him personally.
Chris has been criticized for helping advise his brother on media strategy, something which his CNN colleagues including anchor Jake Tapper said put them all in an awkward position. Tuesday's report detailed the extent of his assistance, with Chris advising his brother in strategy sessions about the tone of his response.
The NY Times reports Cuomo was identified in a report by the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, as an ongoing participant in strategy calls with Governor Cuomo’s inner circle. That group was described to investigators by Richard Azzopardi, the governor’s senior adviser, as “people who have been with us for a long time who we could trust.”
One document included in the report shows Chris Cuomo participating in an email chain on Feb. 28 in which the group drafted a formal public statement for Governor Cuomo; the statement was issued by the governor’s office later that day. Chris Cuomo appeared to weigh in on the wording of the statement, although it was unclear if he wrote it.
Chris Cuomo was also interviewed by investigators from Ms. James’s office as part of their preparation of the report.
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