CNN’s Chris Cuomo Tapped Sources in Scramble to Help Brother During Sexual Misconduct Probe

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, appears during a news conference on Dec. 3, 2020. On right, CNN host Chris Cuomo is seen at an event on Dec. 9, 2018. Mike Groll/Office of Governor of Andrew M. Cuomo via AP and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

“I have a lead on the wedding girl,” CNN host Chris Cuomo texted a top official in his brother’s administration on March 4.

Four months later, Chris Cuomo told investigators probing Andrew Cuomo, who was New York’s governor at the time, that he tapped sources he developed in his media job after his brother was accused by a dozen women of sexual misconduct, including some sexual harassment and assault allegations.