Another longtime industry insider who spoke on the condition of anonymity feels Zucker is too close to the younger Cuomo sibling to ever scold him publicly.

“Zucker made Chris a star and no matter how deeply embarrassing he becomes, he’s untouchable. It’s sad that CNN primetime has become this clown show and unseemly altar to Jeff’s ego,” the insider told Fox News…

“It’s always been an inside game for Democrats,” the host said. “It just has. You look at the people who get promoted and you look at people who get ahead or people who might get a free pass on on things … I think this does play into the perception that mainstream media is an inside game.