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CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo Indefinitely After AG Report Shows he Helped Brother Navigate Sexual Harassment Allegations

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CNN has suspended one of their most prominent anchors, Chris Cuomo, the brother of the disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. CNN actions swiftly came after the New York Attorney General’s Office published documents on Monday which revealed that the anchor had been using his position in media to help his brother navigate sexual harassment allegations.

The documents were part of Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against the former governor. Chris Cuomo publicly apologized on-air back in May when the Washington Post first revealed he had participated in strategy calls with his brother about the allegations.

Documents released Monday revealed Chris told investigators he contacted journalist Ronan Farrow to discuss a piece about his brother regarding allegations against him. He also texted with his brother’s former aide, Melissa DeRosa.

“I have a lead on the wedding girl” Chris texted DeRosa after one woman accused the governor of attempting to kiss her at a wedding, according to a New York Times report in March. As allegations against the governor continued to pile on, many criticized CNN and Chris for his absolute silence on the matter, except for a rare, quick acknowledgment.

After Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor, Chris said “I never attacked nor encouraged anyone to attack any woman who came forward. I never made calls to the press about my brother’s situation.”

We now know that was a lie. CNN released the following statement:

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.

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Report: Google has ‘interfered’ in U.S. elections ‘dozens of times since 2008’

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The Media Research center released a report, published Monday by Fox News Digital, which demonstrates that Google has “interfered” in U.S. elections dozens of times since 2008. Specifically, “researchers at the center identified 41 times over the past 16 years where Google interfered in elections, a claim which the tech platform has strongly denied” reports Just the News.

“In every case, Google harmed the candidates–regardless of party–who threatened its left-wing candidate of choice,” the report states. One example is in 2008, Google “allied itself” with then-candidate Barack Obama and censored bloggers supporting then-candidate Hillary Clinton, per the report.

In 2012, Google’s algorithm negatively impacting Senator Rick Santorum, the leading GOP primary candidate, according to the researchers. Google’s interference also extended to “every federal election cycle since 2016, and it’s already impacting the 2024 election”, the report states.

Researchers recommended House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to direct committees to investigate the platform and for Americans to “stop using Google products, particularly Google Search and instead opt for one of the many alternatives.”

Just the News notes Google has denied the report’s findings: “There is absolutely nothing new here – just a recycled list of baseless, inaccurate complaints that have been debunked by third parties and many that failed in the courts,” a spokesperson for the company said. “We have a clear business incentive to keep everyone using our products, so we have no desire to make them biased or inaccurate and have safeguards in place to ensure this.”

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