Speaking in a six minute monologue, Stelter confirmed that Chris is not allowed to discuss his brother on his nightly Prime Time show, and that CNN staff were divided over the scandal, which saw Chris advise Andrew on how to respond to claims made against him.
'Management has been clear about its position: he is not covering the governor on TV, period,' Stelter stated. 'He is not talking about it at all.'
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Stelter also defended the decision not to suspend Chris - who he insisted is taking a long-planned vacation that started Monday, in a bid to shut down rumors that his colleague has been 'canceled' when he disappears from screens.
'Some critics say he should have been suspended or even fired. But I'm going to level with you. Telling a well off host to hang out by the pool for a couple of weeks is not a real punishment,' he explained. 'It's BS when Fox sends a host off on vacation during a scandal. Scolding a host in public, saying what they did was inappropriate. That is an actual punishment.'
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Stelter interviewed several of his colleagues, under the condition of anonymity, who agreed the 'lines are just too blurred' regarding Chris and the situation.
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Last year, Andrew Cuomo regularly appeared on Chris's show, where he was lavished with praise over New York's handling of the COVID crisis.
His silence on the sex scandal - which reached boiling point after New York's Attorney General said it believed the governor's 11, now 13, accusers last week - has further fueled allegations of hypocrisy.
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'Again, I think Chris should be asked about all of this, he should be grilled like anyone else. That’s what numerous staffers at CNN said to me this week,' Stelter claimed.
According to Stelter, anything Chris would say regarding the scandal would be 'picked apart' by viewers.
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'He will be accused of either using his platform to spin for his family, or accused of betraying his brother,' said Stelter. 'This has been a conundrum for CNN, it has no perfect answer.'
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Stelter, whose monologue was likely signed-off by CNN's top bosses before broadcast, noted that he did not think that refraining from mentioning the Cuomo scandal for one hour each night was an issue, and said the network was reporting on the story in an 'extra tough' way on its other shows to avoid further allegations of favoritism.
Last week New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report accusing Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing 11 women. Nine of the accusers are either current or former state employees.
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