Andrew Cuomo, the 56th governor of New York, has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women starting in December 2020, with the accusations covering a range of alleged behavior. He has denied all allegations and has apologized for his comments being interpreted as sexually charged.
On February 28, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she would hire and deputize a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations. On March 11, the New York State Assembly authorized an impeachment investigation into the allegationsÂ
In August 2021, Letitia James released an investigatory report which stated that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women during his time in office, with actions such as unwanted groping, kissing and sexual comments. The controversy surrounding these allegations culminated in Governor Cuomo’s resignation from office.
In November, Chris Cuomo, the anchor at CNN was placed on suspended leave after news came out that he helped his brother Andrew.Â
While recovering from COVID-19 in early 2020, Chris Cuomo interviewed his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, on his CNN program.[17] After reports about sexual harassment allegations against Andrew surfaced, Cuomo said on his program in March 2021 that he could not cover any issues regarding the allegations on the program, acknowledging his obvious conflict of interest
In May 2021, Cuomo was reported to have participated in strategic discussions to advise his brother on how to respond to the allegations. CNN called Cuomo’s engagement in the conversations “inappropriate” but said that it would not take any disciplinary action against him. Multiple CNN staffers said they were “vexed” by Cuomo’s conduct and the violation of journalism ethics and standards. Cuomo subsequently issued an apology and stated that advising his brother was a “mistake” that would “never happen again.” In August, Cuomo addressed his brother’s impending resignation, reiterating he was not an adviser to Andrew and noting he had persuaded his brother to step down as governor.
On November 29, 2021, the New York attorney general’s office released documents that show Cuomo used his media sources to uncover information about his brother’s known accusers and inquire about the possibility of new accusers who had yet to come forward publicly. The documents also show that Cuomo helped formulate statements for Andrew and that Cuomo was actively in touch with a top aide to Andrew about future reports about Andrew’s alleged misconduct.
 The following day, Cuomo was suspended indefinitely from CNN. Cuomo called his suspension “embarrassing” but said he understood “why some people feel the way they do about what I did.”
On December 4, after an internal review conducted by a law firm, CNN terminated Cuomo’s employment and said they would investigate Cuomo’s “involvement with his brother’s defense”. Cuomo stated he never tried to influence his own network’s coverage of his brother’s sexual allegation problems
