"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert held CNN's left-wing media guru Brian Stelter's feet to the fire on Tuesday night over his network's "odd conflict of rules" regarding its star anchor Chris Cuomo following the stunning resignation of Democratic New York Gov. "By the way, I can confirm the New York Times report… I also have a source that says Chris was on the phone with his brother this week-"BRIAN STELTER FACES PUSHBACK AFTER CLAIMING CNN'S PUBLIC SCOLDING OF CHRIS CUOMO IS ‘ACTUAL PUNISHMENT’"Is your source Chris Cuomo?" "I think Chris does, I don't know about the governor." "It is an odd conflict," Stelter acknowledged, "but I don't think- if we open up the journalism ethics book, there's no page for this. Stelter was also slammed by critics after he argued that the public scolding CNN did in May was enough "punishment" as others called for Chris Cuomo's suspension or firing.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2021 10:41 UTC