NEW YORK (AP) — CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin returned to the network Thursday for the first time in more than seven months after he was caught masturbating on a Zoom call with former colleagues at The New Yorker.
Toobin, in an interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota, said that he was grateful to CNN for another chance and that he was “trying to become the kind of person that people can trust again.”
Camerota asked him bluntly, “what the hell were you thinking?”
“Obviously, I wasn’t thinking very well or very much,” he said.
Toobin was fired from The New Yorker after working there for 27 years, following an investigation into last October’s Zoom call. He said he has no excuse for his conduct, but that he mistakenly thought that he was off camera.
Being fired from the magazine was heartbreaking, he said.
“I thought this punishment was excessive,” he said. “But that’s why they don’t ask the criminal to be the judge in his own case.”
He said he’s been in therapy, apologized personally to those he let down and has been doing community service at a food bank. He apologized to CNN viewers.
“I’ve got a lot to rebuild,” he said. “But I feel very privileged and very lucky that I have the opportunity to do that.”
CNN said it had no statement about his return.
Following the interview with Camerota — done in studio and not remotely — Toobin launched into legal analysis of a California court decision overturning an assault weapons ban and upcoming events at the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Many of us have really missed having your legal analysis on our programs,” Camerota said, “so let me be the first to welcome you back.”
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Only deranged Fools watch or read anything from the Loony Tune CNN.
Nothing CNN say is true or accurate, it is all Democrat Party political propaganda Lies.
All those guys at CNN just need to take a breath, take a Bromo,,,,,,,,and feel themselves again. If this guy has not earned enough at CNN after 27 years to retire and just go away he probably was just paid what he was worth. He needs to retire and get out of our minds before his self-petting video’s again go viral. Surprised he hasn’t yet gone blind, or maybe he has, as he can’t see the writing on the walls. He and Pee Wee Herman belong in the same theater.
“…..and feel themselves again.”
Isn’t that what got him fired in the first place?
There’s days i honestly wonder. DO ALL Doctors and Dentists offices, have a contract where they are REQUIRED TO SHOW/AIR CNN???
Jeffrey Toobin is in therapy? Hey Jeffrey take all your liberals and put them in therapy, because liberals are all sick.
Therapy in this case is probably another liberal nut job in white coat telling him his behavior is perfectly honorable.
Furthermore, anyone who doesn’t adopt, condone, or at the very least accept it as such is most likely a neanderthal thinker or otherwise impaired from social progression to his level of wokeness.
These days, that’s very likely to be what would happen..
I’m not sure how you hold your head up and look anybody in the eye after something like that, but it seems to be a popular sport among Leftists.
I wonder.. Is he friends with Anthony Weiner??
He’ll never live this down. Can’t believe CNN brought him back. Man, they are really tankin’!
CNN should team him up for a late night show with Anthony Weiner – the Wanker Hour! 🙂
Wonder if Camerota shook hands with Toobin – I missed the interview, but Greg Gutfeld and Julie Banderas had a great time with the story last night – quite funny.
Is that a new hair jell I see Jeffrey Toobin?
“Many of us have really missed having your legal analysis on our programs,” Camerota said, “so let me be the first to welcome you back.”
Did they shake hands, how awful or maybe they enjoyed the moment.
Well I bet he will be very proficient in his assignments – knowing he that no matter what deadlines he needs to meet, he can “beat it”
Prosti-Toobin
As much as it seemed
They could not stand him
CNN most assuredly now
Needs a new Trump stand in
To do something about
Their plummeting ratings
When even airports have changed
Their channel for those waiting.
That’s the only explanation
That makes any damned sense at all
For prostituting Toobin
After masturbating on that Zoom call?!
This criminal act of exposing himself to a work group was obviously intentional. Why are no charges being brought against him? Oh yes, he’s a liberal.
A guy this gifted and talented probably had so many pushing him with job offers he had to beat them off.
So there’s no left wing propagandist available who knows to keep his hands out of his pants while on Zoom? They had to rehire this moron at what – six figures? seven figures? Guess Anthony Weiner will be the next hire with a show called “The Weiner Report”.
When he gets out of jail, i wouldn’t at all, be shocked to see them hire weiner..