CNN anchor Chris Cuomo advised his brother Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations against him, urging him to take a defiant stand and refuse to resign, according to a Washington Post report. “Cuomo, one of the network’s top stars, joined a series of conference calls that included the Democratic governor’s top aide, his communications team, lawyers and a number of outside advisers, according to the people familiar with the conversations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private sessions,” the Post’s Josh Dawsey and Sarah Ellison reported Thursday.

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