Cuomo Media Blackout: ABC, CBS, NBC avoid $5M payout NY gov is set to receive from COVID book
The liberal networks have a history of avoiding new developments from Cuomo's scandals
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
Major networks continue to circle the wagons for former media darling, Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
It was revealed Monday that Cuomo is expected to make a whopping $5.12 million from his coronavirus book deal through 2022, according to his tax returns. In March, it was reported he landed a deal worth more than $4 million for "American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic," which was released in October.
However, ABC, CBS and NBC made no reference to the book deal on their evening broadcasts despite airing hours later. The three networks also skipped the controversy on the morning programs the next day.
Additionally, both CNN and MSNBC delayed any mention of Cuomo's multi-million-dollar payout until Tuesday morning after avoiding the subject entirely on Monday.
The book, which has been widely seen as Cuomo's premature victory over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, is at the center of multiple investigations tied to the governor's nursing home scandal. Cuomo faces allegations that his administration sought to bury the state's nursing home death data to paint a rosier picture of his leadership while drafting the memoir. The governor is also accused of allocating government resources and using his taxpayer-funded staff to produce the book.
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