Chris Cuomo and his problematic year at CNN

Chris Cuomo was forced to address a stunning report from The Washington Post revealing that he participated in strategy sessions earlier this year with his brother, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, amid growing sexual misconduct allegations. The women's group UltraViolet called on CNN to suspend Cuomo and conduct an investigation over his influence of the network's coverage of the governor, something he himself denied on his show.A CNN insider bashed the anchor, calling his advice to his brother "despicable.""It's the height of hypocrisy for Chris to have [his brother] on there for the good news but doesn’t have him on to discuss the bad news," the insider told Fox News. The two of them would chide each other's looks and bicker over their affection for their mother, but the anchor would also give the governor a platform to tout his leadership amid the pandemic.CHRIS CUOMO PUMMELED BY CRITICS AFTER ADDRESSING SCANDAL ON CNN SHOW: ‘SEEMS KINDA BS-ISH TO ME’Cuomo was previously barred from covering the New York governor, a rule that was apparently lifted by the network at the beginning of the pandemic and later reimplemented as the Democrat became engulfed in a tsunami of political scandals. CNN'S CHRIS CUOMO BLASTED FOR SUGGESTING PROTESTERS DON'T HAVE TO BE ‘PEACEFUL’ Rebekah Jones, whose explosive claims were debunked in a devastating report from National Review, made at least five separate appearances on "Cuomo Prime Time" last year, most recently in December when the network pushed the narrative that she was the victim of a police "raid" in retaliation of the DeSantis administration when in reality she's been accused of accessing and stealing government data. Despite the turbulent year he had and his audience rapidly fleeing, Chris Cuomo is apparently in CNN's good graces as the network told the Washington Post it would not take any disciplinary action against its anchor for advising his brother amid his sexual misconduct scandal although the pro-Cuomo network acknowledged that his participation in the strategy sessions was "inappropriate."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhile the anchor acknowledged on Thursday that he cannot be "objective" about his family, that didn't stop the CNN star from hyping Gov. Cuomo's potential presidential aspirations and even declaring him the "best politician in the country." "Everything that he had ever said about public service is what you demonstrated right here and right now during this period when your state needed it most," Cuomo told his brother in June 2020 during his final CNN interview with the governor.