{"id":472347,"date":"2022-07-08T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chris-cuomo-could-be-a-d-k-to-ex-gov-andrew-cuomos-staff\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T22:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:00:36","slug":"chris-cuomo-could-be-a-d-k-to-ex-gov-andrew-cuomos-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-cuomo-could-be-a-d-k-to-ex-gov-andrew-cuomos-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chris Cuomo &#8216;could be a d&#8211;k to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s staff&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40715fce46e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40715fce46e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-cuomo-could-be-a-d-k-to-ex-gov-andrew-cuomos-staff\/#%E2%80%9CChris_Cuomo_%E2%80%98could_be_a_d%E2%80%93k_to_ex-Gov_Andrew_Cuomos_staff%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chris Cuomo &#8216;could be a d&#8211;k to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s staff&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Chris Cuomo &#8216;could be a d&#8211;k to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s staff'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ex-CNN star Chris Cuomo \u201ccould sometimes be a d\u2013k\u201d to staffers who were advising his brother, Andrew Cuomo, as they gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>led with the sexual harassment allegations that eventually brought down the former New York governor, according to a new book.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI work in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, you don\u2019t,\u201d Chris Cuomo was reported to have told his brother\u2019s advisers last year during the throes of the scandal that finally led Andrew to resign the governorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know this business, you don\u2019t,\u201d the former \u201cCuomo Prime Time\u201d host is reported to have said.<\/p>\n<p>The claims were made by Lis Smith, the Democratic Party political strategist who was part of the team advising the then-governor.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a former spokesperson for ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, is the author of a book titled \u201cAny Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story.\u201d The book, published by Harper, is due out on July 19.<\/p>\n<p>Before she served as an informal adviser to Andrew Cuomo, Smith\u2019s name made headlines for her relationship with then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo was fired by CNN last year after it was learned that he was part of his brother\u2019s inner circle of advisers who were helping the then-governor with his communications strategy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/andrew-cuomo-getty-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor of New York last year after several women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. He has denied the allegations.\" class=\"wp-image-22976594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/andrew-cuomo-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/andrew-cuomo-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/andrew-cuomo-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Cuomo resigned as governor of New York last year after several women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. He has denied the allegations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CNN anchor\u2019s intimate involvement in Andrew Cuomo\u2019s came to light thanks to a report conducted by New York State Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Letitia James.<\/p>\n<p>James\u2019 report claimed that Chris Cuomo used his press connections to help his brother\u2019s staff pry into the past of a woman who accused him of inappropriately touching her \u2013 and then participated in strategy sessions aimed at helping the governor beat the sexual harassment scandal that eventually forced him to resign.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo himself was accused of sexual misconduct by a young intern at ABC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> who alleged that she was assaulted sometime in 2011. Cuomo has denied the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Cuomo was fired by his then-boss at CNN, network president Jeff Zucker. Weeks after the firing, Zucker would himself step down after it was learned that he had been carrying on a consensual relationship with his top marketing officer, Allison Gollust.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?w=728\" alt=\"Lis Smith, a prominent Democratic Party communications operative, was among a group of advisers who were crafting strategy for Andrew Cuomo.\" class=\"wp-image-22976591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1456 1456w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1091 1092w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=728 728w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=364 364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/lis-smith-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"\/><figcaption>Lis Smith, a prominent Democratic Party communications operative, was among a group of advisers who were crafting strategy for Andrew Cuomo.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for White House Cor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an excerpt <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/07\/08\/insider-regrets-andrew-cuomo-00044317\">published by Politico on Friday<\/a>, Smith described how Chris Cuomo was a moderating influence on his older brother, who was eager to undertake a scorched earth campaign to discredit the women who were accusing him of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cuomo resigned from office last August after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n<p>He denied allegations he touched women inappropriately, including a charge by one aide that he groped her breast, and claimed his accusers had misconstrued comments he\u2019d intended to be friendly banter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?w=675\" alt=\"Smith describes her experiences as an adviser to Andrew Cuomo in her new book, &quot;Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-22976595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1012 1012w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=675 675w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=337 337w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/any-given-tuesday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"\/><figcaption>Smith describes her experiences as an adviser to Andrew Cuomo in her new book, \u201cAny Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[The governor] wanted to accuse [the woman who alleged he groped her in the governor\u2019s mansion] of having financial motivations,\u201d Smith writes. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to expose her for hiring a notorious Albany-area ambulance chaser. He wanted to go after her character head-on\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith recalls that it was Chris Cuomo who \u201cfinally got him to back off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Smith, the former CNN anchor \u201cwas oftentimes the last bulwark against his brother\u2019s worst instincts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: \u201cHe could be more direct with Andrew than any of us could be. He leveled with him on calls, telling him in no uncertain terms that his behavior was inappropriate, that he needed to be more apologetic and that he could never, ever come across like he was attacking his accusers.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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