Cuomo: I Am Not an Adviser, I’m a Brother ... I Urged Him to Resign

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Before we ░░░░░░░░ P tonight there is ░░░░░░░░ more thing I want ░░░░░░░░ say about me my ░░░░░░░░ my family and you ░░░░░░░░ thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ reaching out I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ concern and support I ░░░░░░░░ do My brother as ░░░░░░░░ know resigned as governor ░░░░░░░░ New York and will ░░░░░░░░ stepping down next week ░░░░░░░░ are a lot of ░░░░░░░░ feeling a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ right now My hope ░░░░░░░░ that ultimately everyone involved ░░░░░░░░ get to a better ░░░░░░░░ That some higher good ░░░░░░░░ be served in all ░░░░░░░░ this As for me ░░░░░░░░ ve told you it ░░░░░░░░ never easy being in ░░░░░░░░ business and coming from ░░░░░░░░ political family especially now ░░░░░░░░ situation is unlike anything ░░░░░░░░ could have imagined And ░░░░░░░░ I know what matters ░░░░░░░░ work and home Everyone ░░░░░░░░ you support your family ░░░░░░░░ should also know I ░░░░░░░░ covered my brother s ░░░░░░░░ because I obviously have ░░░░░░░░ conflict and there are ░░░░░░░░ at CNN about that ░░░░░░░░ said last year that ░░░░░░░░ appearances on this show ░░░░░░░░ be short lived and ░░░░░░░░ were The last was ░░░░░░░░ a year ago long ░░░░░░░░ any kind of scandal ░░░░░░░░ also said back then ░░░░░░░░ a day would come ░░░░░░░░ he would have to ░░░░░░░░ held to account and ░░░░░░░░ can t do that ░░░░░░░░ said point blank I ░░░░░░░░ t be objective when ░░░░░░░░ comes to my family ░░░░░░░░ I never reported on ░░░░░░░░ scandal and when it ░░░░░░░░ I tried to be ░░░░░░░░ for my brother I ░░░░░░░░ not an advisor I ░░░░░░░░ a brother I wasn ░░░░░░░░ in control of anything ░░░░░░░░ was there to listen ░░░░░░░░ offer my take and ░░░░░░░░ advice to my brother ░░░░░░░░ simple and consistent Own ░░░░░░░░ you did tell people ░░░░░░░░ you you ll do ░░░░░░░░ be better be contrite ░░░░░░░░ finally accept that it ░░░░░░░░ t matter what you ░░░░░░░░ what matters is how ░░░░░░░░ actions and words were ░░░░░░░░ And yes while it ░░░░░░░░ something I never ever ░░░░░░░░ having to do I ░░░░░░░░ urge my brother to ░░░░░░░░ when the time came ░░░░░░░░ are critics saying things ░░░░░░░░ me many unsupported but ░░░░░░░░ this my position has ░░░░░░░░ changed I never misled ░░░░░░░░ about the information I ░░░░░░░░ delivering or not delivering ░░░░░░░░ this program I never ░░░░░░░░ nor encouraged anyone to ░░░░░░░░ any woman who came ░░░░░░░░ I never made calls ░░░░░░░░ the press about my ░░░░░░░░ s situation I never ░░░░░░░░ or attempted to control ░░░░░░░░ s coverage of my ░░░░░░░░ As you know back ░░░░░░░░ may when I was ░░░░░░░░ to no longer communicate ░░░░░░░░ my brother s aides ░░░░░░░░ group meetings I stopped ░░░░░░░░ I meant it It ░░░░░░░░ a unique situation being ░░░░░░░░ brother to a politician ░░░░░░░░ a scandal and being ░░░░░░░░ of the media I ░░░░░░░░ to do the right ░░░░░░░░ and I just want ░░░░░░░░ all to know that ░░░░░░░░ I ve said we ░░░░░░░░ rules here at CNN ░░░░░░░░ prevent me from reporting ░░░░░░░░ my brother They remain ░░░░░░░░ place and will continue ░░░░░░░░ Tonight I simply wanted ░░░░░░░░ address something that given ░░░░░░░░ s happened I just ░░░░░░░░ it needed to be ░░░░░░░░ This will be my ░░░░░░░░ word on it and ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you giving me ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to do so.