Chris Cuomo is ‘Sorry’ for<br />Helping His Governor Brother<br />Craft Response to Scandal.<br />On Thursday night,<br />Chris Cuomo issued a <br />statement to his colleagues <br />and viewers live on CNN. .<br />He apologized for helping his older brother,<br />New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, craft a strategic response<br />to recent sexual harassment allegations made against him. .<br />Nine women have accused<br />Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment,<br />inappropriate behavior and<br />non-consensual kissing. .<br />The ‘Washington Post’ broke the news earlier that<br />day that Chris had participated in a series of conference<br />calls discussing his brother’s response strategy. .<br />Now, today there are stories out<br />there about me offering my brother<br />advice. Of course I do. This is no<br />revelation. I have said it publicly, and<br />I have certainly never hidden it… , Chris Cuomo, via Huffpost.<br />In his apology, Chris defended his decision, saying he cannot be “objective” when it comes to “family.”.<br />I can be objective about just<br />about any topic. But not about<br />my family … Like you, I bet, my<br />family means everything to me.<br />And I am fiercely loyal to them.<br />I am family first, job second, Chris Cuomo, via Huffpost.<br />He went on to call his <br />involvement a “mistake” that <br />“[would] not happen again.”.<br />It was a mistake because<br />I put my colleagues here, who I believe <br />are the best in the business, in a bad spot. <br />I never intended for that, I would never<br />intend for that, and I’m sorry for that, Chris Cuomo, via Huffpost.<br />CNN acknowledged in a statement that the journalist's<br />involvement was “inappropriate,” but he <br />won’t be facing any disciplinary action
