A CNN representative told The Washington Post that the network has reimposed a rule prohibiting anchor Chris Cuomo from covering his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reversing a temporary suspension of the rule that’s meant to guard against conflicts of interest. “The early months of the pandemic crisis were an extraordinary time. We felt that Chris speaking with his brother about the challenges of what millions of American families were struggling with was of significant human interest,” CNN told the publication, defending the numerous interviews Chris Cuomo conducted with his brother. “As a result, we made an exception to a rule that we have had in place since 2013 which prevents Chris from interviewing and covering his brother, and that rule remains in place today,” the spokesperson said. The issue of potential conflict of interest in CNN’s coverage of Gov. Cuomo has come to the fore as his administration …