Top US journalist Jeffrey Toobin is back in front of the camera. He was released in 2020 – because he masturbated during a video call. Toobin appeared on the US broadcaster CNN for the first time in eight months on Thursday.
Now he’s talking about the scandal. CNN presenter Alisyn Camerota asked him on the air: “What the hell were you thinking?” He replies, “I thought I turned off the Zoom call.”
«Completely idiotic and indefensible»
He did not want to justify his actions, because “that was completely idiotic and unacceptable.” He added that he was only human and made mistakes. For the past few months he has tried to “be a better person”. He wants people to trust him again.
Toobin had worked for New Yorker magazine for a long time and appeared regularly as a legal expert on CNN. The magazine released the former prosecutor because of the scandal. A spokesman for CNN has now confirmed that Toobin will return to his role as TV legal expert. (AFP / euc)