CNN host Chris Cuomo returned from vacation on Monday and defended advising his brother during a scandal that recently led to the governor resigning. Chris Cuomo claimed that he did not violate CNN rules that prevented him from covering what he described as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “troubles.” “I said last year that his appearances on this show would be short-lived and they were,” he said. “I also said that a day would come when he would have to be held to account, and I can’t do that. I said, point-blank, I can’t be objective when it comes to my family. So I never reported on the scandal. And when it happened, I tried to be there for my brother. I’m not an adviser. I’m a brother. I wasn’t in control of anything. I was there to listen and offer my take.” Investigators tapped by New York Attorney General …