CNN's Chris Cuomo suspended over help to governor brother

CNN star Chris Cuomo has been suspended indefinitely over help he gave his ex-New York governor brother while he was battling sex abuse allegations.

The decision came after the New York attorney general released new documents that showed the extent of his work for his older sibling, Andrew Cuomo.

CNN said the documents show "a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew".

Andrew Cuomo resigned in August after prosecutors said he harassed staff.

The thousands of pages release by Attorney General Letitia James on Monday show that Chris Cuomo continuously pressed the governor's staff to let him play a large role in his older brother's defence.

"You need to trust me," he texted Melissa DeRosa, the governor's secretary, in March. "We are making mistakes we can't afford," he added.

The network had previously defended the communications Cuomo shared with his brother.

But CNN said in a statement on Tuesday: "The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions.

"When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother's staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly.

"But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second.

"However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother's efforts than we previously knew."