CNN has indefinitely suspended Chris Cuomo over his communications with Andrew Cuomo's team about the sexual misconduct allegations against the former governor, a spokesperson for the network said Tuesday. The suspension comes one day after New York Attorney General Letitia James released a series of text messages between him and Andrew Cuomo's top aide in which he asked to play a larger role in the response. CNN said the documents "shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense" and "raise serious questions." "When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother's staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly. But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second," the statement said. "However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew. As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further …
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Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon’s CNN podcast faces uncertain future
CNN anchors Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon's podcast future is now unclear due to Cuomo being suspended. The pair have said they remain good friends outside of the office and earlier this year began a CNN podcast entitled The Handoff where they discuss their personal lives as well as politics. On June 14th the pair released their first podcast show where they were able to embrace their off-camera close friendship while talking on issues. The duo's latest podcast was released November 22, days before Thanksgiving, and discussed the difficulties of family rows over politics at holiday celebrations. However, it remains uncertain whether there will be another episode as CNN announced on Tuesday they had taken the decision to suspend Cuomo and his show, Cuomo's Prime Time . CNN made this decision after Chris Cuomo was accused of using his influence and media contacts to help his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , form a defence against sexual misconduct allegations. …
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CNN Claims Biden Didn’t Call Trump’s China Travel Restrictions ‘Xenophobic.’ Here’s The Tweet Where He Did Exactly That. | The Daily Wire
As part of its “fact check” of the first presidential debate, CNN claimed President Donald Trump’s accusation that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden called his China travel ban “xenophobic” at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic was “lacking context.” “Defending his response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump referenced the travel restrictions his administration imposed on foreign nationals who had been in China, then attacked Biden for remarks he had made the same day,” CNN wrote . “Addressing his opponent, Trump said, ‘I closed it, and you said, ‘He’s xenophobic. He’s a racist and he’s xenophobic,’ because you didn’t think I should have closed our country.’” To explain how Trump’s claim lacked context, CNN reported: It’s not clear Biden even knew about Trump’s China travel restrictions when he called Trump xenophobic on the day the restrictions were unveiled; Biden has never explicitly linked his accusation of xenophobia to these travel restrictions. …
CNN, MSNBC Interview Fauci, Neither Asks About Damning COVID-19 Documents | The Daily Wire
Although Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared on both CNN and MSNBC on Tuesday, neither network took the opportunity to ask him about controversial documents that appear to show that he lied under oath about U.S. funding of China’s coronavirus research. Instead, they asked Fauci to focus on what they consider the greatest spreaders of COVID-19: unmasked schoolchildren, unmasked sports fans, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), and churches. In May, Dr. Fauci told Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) “has not ever, and does not now, fund gain of function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” But as The Daily Wire’s Emily Zanotti reported , a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from The Intercept found “evidence that the NIH issued a ‘bat coronavirus grant’ to a group called the EcoHealth Alliance for ‘$3.1 million, including $599,000 that the Wuhan Institute of Virology used in part to identify and alter bat coronaviruses likely to infect …
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal
CNN said Tuesday it was suspending anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he faced charges of sexual harassment. The network said that documents released by New York's attorney general Monday indicated a greater level in his brother's efforts than the network previously knew. “As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation,” the network said. The CNN anchor had pressed sources for information on his brother's accusers and reported back to the governor's staff, and was active helping to craft their response to the charges, according to emails and a transcript of his testimony before investigators working for New York's attorney general. Cuomo had previously acknowledged talking to his brother and offering advice when the governor faced the harassment charges that led to his resignation. But the information released Nov. 29 revealed far more details …
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Chris Cuomo LIVE updates – CNN star SUSPENDED over messages trying to help brother Andrew during sex scandal
CNN star Chris Cuomo has been indefinitely suspended from the network over recently-uncovered messages that appear to show him trying to help brother Andrew during the former New York governor's sexual harassment scandal. A spokesperson for CNN said on Tuesday: "The New York Attorney General's office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo's involvement in his brother's defense. "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions. "When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother's staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly." "But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second." "However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew,. "As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation." Cuomo, a CNN …
CNN suspends presenter Chris Cuomo for helping brother’s sexual assault scandal
CNN on Tuesday suspended its top news anchor, Chris Cuomo, for his role in defending his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations. The cable news channel said in a statement the suspension followed the release of new court documents on Monday. "These documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother’s efforts than we previously knew. As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation,” CNN said. Andrew Cuomo was forced to step down as governor in August after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. He has denied any wrongdoing. Chris Cuomo did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his suspension. Cuomo, who hosts CNN's most-watched prime time news show, had admitted in May he breached some of the network's rules in advising his brother how to handle the allegations from a public relations perspective. He also pledged not to report on the case on air. CNN said on Tuesday …
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Loyalty to family — instead of CNN — puts Cuomo at risk
There's family, and your job as a journalist. Chris Cuomo s willingness to put the latter at risk in service to his brother has led to his suspension by CNN The network took him off the air Tuesday, saying that material released by New York s attorney general shows that he played a greater role than previously acknowledged in defense of his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he fought sexual harassment charges. Transcripts of emails and Chris Cuomo's testimony before state investigators revealed that he strategized regularly with the governor's aides, and tried to help them learn what other journalists were reporting about harassment allegations. CNN said that he was more involved than its executives — not just the general public — had been aware of. “As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation,” a CNN spokesperson said. Recommended Chris Cuomo calls CNN suspension ‘embarrassing’ but ‘I understand it’ …
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Critics React To News That CNN Has Suspended Chris Cuomo Indefinitely: ‘Fredo Finally Got Whacked’ | The Daily Wire
Critics quickly reacted with a variety of remarks to the news on Tuesday night that CNN had indefinitely suspended star host Chris Cuomo over his alleged involvement in advising his brother, then-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in dealing with the public relations battle that the then-governor was facing over sexual misconduct allegations. In a statement , CNN said: The New York Attorney General’s office released transcripts and exhibits Monday that shed new light on Chris Cuomo’s involvement in his brother’s defense. The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions. When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother’s staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly. But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second. However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother’s efforts than we previously knew. As a result, …
‘Right’ To Abortion Comes From Fight Against Slavery: CNN Legal ‘Expert’ | The Daily Wire
With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to hear oral arguments over a groundbreaking Mississippi law that could overturn Roe v. Wade , CNN’s legal expert attempted to link the “right” to abortion to the nation’s arduous battle to abolish slavery. Kim Wehle began by falsely asserting that Texas “literally” has “no abortion rights,” thanks to the Texas Heartbeat Law , which protects unborn children from being aborted if a medical professional can detect a fetal heartbeat . The law does not affect abortion before that time. “ Roe was kind of de facto overruled in Texas,” said Wehle, who is a CNN legal contributor, a university law professor, and a frequent author at The Bulwark . “That’s what makes” Wednesday’s arguments over Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization “so dangerous. There are approximately 26 states that are poised to ban abortion if Roe gets overturned.” Wehle then turned to the legal basis on which the Supreme Court created the “right” to abortion …