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Allies to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The New York Times, citing three people with direct knowledge of the events, reported that allies of Cuomo attempted to have former aides to the governor sign their names onto the letter and distribute it widely after Boylan first tweeted about her allegations in December.
The letter, which was not released publicly but reviewed by the Times, reportedly argued that Boylan’s accusations were not credible and that they were politically motivated.
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Multiple drafts were reportedly created, and the letter also included personnel complaints filed against Boylan and attempted to connect the former aide to supporters of former President Trump
When host Brian Stelter asked Wemple for his take, Wemple gave it to him in no uncertain terms much to the chagrin of Mr. Potato Head. “I would be remiss, Brian,” he began.
“I would be remiss, Brian, if I didn’t mention CNN’s own huge media story here with Chris Cuomo, the anchor at the nine-o’clock hour, who covered Andrew Cuomo and had all these wonderful love-a-thon interviews with him more than ten of them.
“They suspended the conflict of interest rule for Chris Cuomo for those interviews, yet all of a sudden they’ve enforced it again now that Andrew Cuomo is in the midst of a historic scandal in the Albany State House.