Television personality Chris Cuomo spoke out about his alleged role in his older brother’s sexual misconduct cases during his first live television interview since being fired from CNN.
Cuomo has been off the network since last year after allegedly using his influence to help former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defend a barrage of accusations against him.
Cuomo appeared on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live” Tuesday. According to Mediate, Cuomo denied trying to use the media to help his brother.
“Let’s start with the issue of, ‘I’ve never made calls to the press about my brother’s situation,’” said Abrams, “you did, right?”
“No,” Cuomo replied. “I never contacted any media who were covering my brother to try to affect their coverage. I talk to people in the media all the time.”
Cuomo reiterated the difference between making calls to members of the media to raise awareness about his brother’s alleged indiscretions and trying to influence their reporting on the story.
“The distinction has a meaningful difference,” said Cuomo. “The concern would be not that I called you and said, ‘What your think’s going on here?’ It’s me calling you and saying, ‘Hey, tonight in your segment, I hope you remember that.’”
