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Post by Admin on Dec 1, 2021 2:10:27 GMT
CNN says it has suspended anchor Chris Cuomo after new revelations surfaced detailing his efforts to help his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, out of an ongoing sexual harassment scandal. The suspension of the host of "Cuomo Prime Time" comes a day after the release of thousands of documents from the office of New York Attorney General General Letitia James showing that Chris Cuomo used his contacts to dig into the governor's accusers. They also show he consulted with various sources to help the elder Cuomo manage the sexual misconduct scandal that led to his resignation in August. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions," CNN said in a statement on Tuesday. The documents show Cuomo acting as a strategist for his brother Included in the latest batch of information released are texts and email messages between the CNN host and a number of the governor's top aides and inner circle in which he appears to be acting as a strategist on behalf of the governor. In one instance, he advised they attack the governor's democratic critics — members of the former governor's own party — for taking part in "cancel culture." Documents also show that Cuomo was trying to leverage his industry contacts to seek out information about forthcoming allegations against the then-governor from other reporters.
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Post by Admin on Dec 5, 2021 22:31:06 GMT
A former co-worker of Chris Cuomo made a sexual misconduct allegation against the former CNN anchor, who was fired Saturday for misleading the cable network about the extent of the role he played trying to mitigate the sexual harassment accusations that took down his brother, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A well known employment lawyer who represents the accuser contacted CNN Wednesday to tell them of the allegation, according to The New York Times. The disclosure came as an outside law firm was probing new documents released by by New York’s top prosecutor Monday that suggested the younger Cuomo was more involved trying to control damage to his brother’s political career than he previously said. The woman who leveled the unknown accusations against Chris Cuomo, 51, was a former “junior colleague” at another news network, according to Debra Katz, the accuser’s lawyer, the paper said. The allegation was reportedly not connected to the cascade of accusations that led Andrew Cuomo to resign from office in the face of impeachment four months ago.
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Post by Admin on Dec 6, 2021 0:07:51 GMT
CNN fires Chris Cuomo
CNN said Saturday that anchor Chris Cuomo has been "terminated" by the network, "effective immediately."
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Post by Admin on Jan 4, 2022 19:01:23 GMT
#Cuomo #NewYork #News Prosecutor Drops Groping Charge Against Cuomo 2,386 views • Jan 5, 2022 • The Albany County district attorney's office is dropping a misdemeanor forcible touching charge against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo has denied the allegations. The Albany County, New York, District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that it is dropping a misdemeanor criminal charge filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo related to a claim he forcibly touched a female aide in the governor’s mansion in December 2020. The announcement came just three days before Cuomo, 63, was due to appear in court for the first time in the case based on the allegation by his former executive assistant Brittany Commisso, one of nearly a dozen women whose claims of sexual misconduct led to Cuomo’s resignation in August. And it came within weeks of the district attorneys of Westchester and Nassau Counties saying they would not file criminal charges against Cuomo after investigating claims that he inappropriately touched other women in those jurisdictions. Albany D.A. David Soares said Tuesday, “While many have an opinion regarding the allegations against the former Governor, the Albany County DA’s Office is the only one who has a burden to prove the elements of a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.” “While we found the complainant in this case cooperative and credible, after review of all the available evidence we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial,” Soares said. “As such we have notified the Court that we are declining to prosecute this matter and requesting the charges filed by the Albany County Sheriff be dismissed,” said Soares. The D.A. had chafed at the filing of the case by the sheriff in October without forewarning to Soares.
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