by Bernadette Hogan, Carl Campanile and Bruce Golding at New York Post
Chris Cuomo scrambled to try to get his brother, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo out of hot water for multiple sexual harassment claims — despite publicly claiming that all he did was “listen” and “offer my take,” newly released text messages reveal.
The CNN host — who’s come under fire for advising his older brother how to respond to accusers and attack critics — also told investigators that he tried to keep Alec Baldwin from advocating on Andrew Cuomo’s behalf.
Dozens of text messages made public Monday by Attorney General Letitia James show Chris Cuomo and Melissa DeRosa, then Andrew Cuomo’s top aide, discussing how to respond to the scandal.
At one point, on March 7, DeRosa wrote, “Rumor going around from politico 1-2 more ppl coming out tomorrow.”
“Can u check your sources,” she added.
“On it,” Chris Cuomo responded, apparently willing to use his CNN resources to try and help out…
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