More CNN Scandal

Score another black mark for CNN, which continues to claim in its official slogan to be The Most Trusted Name In News, but more correct is The Most Busted Name In News.

This time the shame reached all the way to the top, with CEO Jeff Zucker resigning after a “consensual relationship” with a colleague was uncovered.

In a case of bitter irony, this was brought to light by investigators looking into another CNN scandal, this involving the also departed Chris Cuomo, who was short on journalistic ethics and long on managing scandals for his brother, the New York Governor.

More bitter irony: The woman supposedly involved with Zucker was a former Gov. Cuomo adviser.

Zucker comes across as the George Costanza character in the Seinfield sitcom who, after having a consensual sexual encounter in the office with a cleaning woman that was discovered later by the bosses, asks if that was wrong.

As Zucker eventually conceded, he should have disclosed his relationship with a colleague, but didn’t.

And so another hypocritical CNN actor is hoisted by his own petard. But some skeptics are wondering aloud whether this relatively minor failure produced a quick resignation in order to stop the digging process that might have uncovered other problems.

You are forgiven for wondering who’s next to fall at CNN, which is long on lecturing the conservatives about their perceived shortcomings, but can’t live up to generally accepted standards of behavior.

Another CNN bad actor is back on the job after a suspension for being caught pleasuring himself sexually during a video call. Yes, that too was consensual. It also was an exercise in idiocy at best, and perversion at the worst.

A CNN anchor was outed for tipping off the subject of a criminal investigation, telling him that the cops were on his trail. This CNN tipster remains on the air, without sanction.

There are other examples of CNN acting like anything but a gold standard for journalistic or ethical behavior.

We eagerly await Zucker and the other CNN reprobates, in keeping with their ongoing corporate mantra, to blame it all on the Russians.