# Cuomo might be in some trouble \[Gov has resigned\]\[Brother Chris fired by CNN\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 24, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678 "2021-02-24T22:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/243 "2021-08-09T19:18:35Z")
I think Trump supporters would see the firing/demotion as perfectly justified, given that the woman in question was obviously lying just to get at Trump’s money. Among the obvious sins they have ignored or tried to explain away, firing a subordinate who wouldn’t put out wouldn’t even make the top ten. ---
**Author:** ![spifflog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/244 "2021-08-09T19:26:16Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > _In the past_ , Republicans nominated Abe Lincoln. By all means, lets compare something that happened in most of our lifetimes to something that happened over 150 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/245 "2021-08-09T19:37:20Z")
The important question is whether or not those who made the decisions back then and those in power in the Republican Party now are the same people. It doesn’t matter whose lifetime things happened in. That’s irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/246 "2021-08-10T03:58:31Z")
WaPo media columnist Margaret Sullivan (she writes op-eds discussing how the media are handling various things; formerly did the same at NYT) has a column comparing coverage of Cuomo by local Albany NY paper vs coverage by CNN and kid brother Chris Cuomo. tl;dr: She highly approves of the local Albany paper coverage, but trashes Chris Cuomo’s and CNN’s behavior in covering the story. > **[Perspective | Albany’s newspaper has covered Gov. Cuomo’s sexual misconduct...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/andrew-cuomo-chris-cuomo-cnn-albany-times-union/2021/08/09/c7e1f3ca-f90b-11eb-943a-c5cf30d50e6a_story.html)** > > The Cuomo scandal has shown that national prominence and media-outlet size have exactly zero to do with ethical behavior. > [@](#): > > We’d start with the admirable journalism at the Albany Times Union, the newspaper in New York’s capital, where Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s political career is in flames following the state attorney general’s scathing report; it detailed credible sexual-harassment charges by a growing number of women, some on the state payroll. > > And then we’d look — askance — at the deplorable behavior at CNN, where the governor’s brother, Chris Cuomo, is a popular host who has put brotherly love ahead of journalistic propriety. And where the network’s leadership has let him get away with it. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/247 "2021-08-10T11:14:31Z")
The head of the NY State Senate says they may still impeach even if he resigns. He would do that to make sure Cuomo never holds statewide office again. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/248 "2021-08-10T12:59:47Z")
Hmm… sounds like a warning shot to his members that if you are _now_ grumbling to impeach, don’t go on to say _“oh, he’s gone now, don’t make me vote on it, next thing please!”_ if he’s out the door by then… But that IS a sensible move if you can tell he’s going to be uncooperative and will be looking to get payback later. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/249 "2021-08-10T13:09:52Z")
I thought of it as a message to Cuomo – if you make this easy by resigning now, we’ll drop it. If you make us actually start impeachment proceedings, we’re going to finish that process whether you’re around or not. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/250 "2021-08-10T13:52:41Z")
Pretty much. Meanwhile, behind closed doors in the Governor’s office… > **[Cuomo in 'fighting mood' even as aides try to convince him to resign | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/09/politics/andrew-cuomo-resign-pressure-fighting-mood/index.html)** > > New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince the Democrat to resign, sources tell CNN, an effort that comes amid fallout from a report that found he sexually harassed multiple women. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/251 "2021-08-10T15:13:53Z")
Is Cuomo ever _not_ in a fighting mood? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/252 "2021-08-10T16:08:31Z")
Breaking news - Cuomo is speaking right now and announcing his resignation. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/253 "2021-08-10T16:09:43Z")
whoa, nelly, he just resigned!!! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/254 "2021-08-10T16:10:21Z")
w00t! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/255 "2021-08-10T16:10:38Z")
And he is gone! ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/256 "2021-08-10T16:21:05Z")
Not quite yet - it takes effect in 2 weeks. Not sure why but at least he will be gone soon. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/257 "2021-08-10T16:24:17Z")
i’m figuring some i dotting and t crossing. perhaps some making sure his side of things is pushed. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/258 "2021-08-10T16:25:25Z")
Unless it’s a Trumpian “two weeks” (_i.e._, never). But I don’t think he could get away with it — he’d set a record for the fastest impeachment/conviction/removal in history. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/259 "2021-08-10T16:27:56Z")
I was under the impression that his impeachment might happen sooner than two weeks. It’ll be interesting to see what the NY state legislature does with this news. Part of me wants him to be impeached anyway, but I"m not sure whether that’s coming from a place of political or ethical wisdom, or vindictiveness. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/260 "2021-08-10T16:34:24Z")
Cuomo just resigned. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/andrew-cuomo-investigation-08-10-21/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/261 "2021-08-10T16:35:10Z")
I think they will drop the impeachment proceedings, with some kind of handshake agreement that he won’t run for statewide office again. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cuomo-might-be-in-some-trouble-gov-has-resigned-brother-chris-fired-by-cnn/933678/262 "2021-08-10T16:41:36Z")
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