'Which report said that?' Armchair investigator Chris Cuomo zeroes in on cause of Amtrak crash

Doug P. | 10:56 AM on May 13, 2015

The investigation into what caused the derailment of an Amtrak train last night continues, but many were quick to blame the GOP and “lack of funding” for the crash. Six people were killed in the accident and dozens of others injured.

CNN’s Chris Cuomo seems to have already narrowed down the potential causes using his unique style of reasoning:

Chris Cuomo brushes aside terror cuz "no proof."https://t.co/CYEk0RqcAg

Cuomo blames infrastructurehttps://t.co/bW40EZXe9z #Amtrak

— John Ocasio-Nolte (@NolteNC) May 13, 2015

Who needs the NTSB when you have armchair investigators in the media?

“@ShanPir: .@ChrisCuomo I hope this train derailment wasn't "planned" "terrorist plot". Saying prayers for all involved.” No proof of that

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) May 13, 2015

“No proof” of a terror plot, but enough to jump to this conclusion?

@kaleekreider @PureMitten we have SERIOUS infrastructure issues. They are not sexy issues so they get ignored – at our peril #traincrash

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) May 13, 2015

If Cuomo’s armchair investigation skills are as honed as his constitutional knowledge, his claims should be taken with less than a grain of salt.

@ChrisCuomo So … the investigation has been completed and the cause of the crash was infrastructure issues? Which report said that?

— Todd Cohen (@molonosoff) May 13, 2015