CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin announced his decision to leave the network on Friday after 20 years on Twitter. He further stated that after his trip, he will leave CNN.
Toobin, who last appeared on August 4, said he enjoyed spending his last day with his friends Don Lemon, Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper. He also expressed his affection for all his former colleagues.
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Explore the fortune of Jeffrey Toobin in 2022
American author, blogger and lawyer Jeffrey Toobin is best known for his work as a former CNN legal pundit. He has a net worth of around $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
His career as a writer and analyst spanning around three decades is where he made the majority of his wealth. After enrolling at Harvard College for his undergraduate studies, Toobin began writing for the Harvard Crimson athletic department.
He received the Harry S. Truman Fellowship in addition to his Bachelor of Arts in American History and Literature, which he received magna cum laude. Additionally, Toobin enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he received his JD in 1986 with honors.
While still in college, Toobin began working as a freelancer for The New Republic and rose to the position of editor of the Harvard Law Review. The analyst began working as a law clerk for a federal judge after graduating. After that, he joined the legal team of independent attorney Lawrence Walsh as associate counsel for the Iran-Contra investigation and the criminal trial of Oliver North.
After that, Jeffrey Toobin worked as an assistant US attorney in the East Brooklyn borough of New York. He started working as a legal analyst in 1993, shortly after joining The New Yorker. In 1996 he also started working as an analyst for ABC TV.
The 62-year-old increased his wealth after joining CNN in 2002 and rising to the position of top legal commentator on the network. Toobin derived a significant income from his profession as a writer in addition to his position as an analyst.
The analyst has written seven books in all. Published in 1991, his first book was titled Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case: United States v. Oliver North.
The Run of His Life: The People c. OJ Simpson, his next book, was published in 1997. The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story, a miniseries released in 2016, was also influenced by it.
Other works by Jeffrey Toobin include The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (1999), A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the S*x Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President (1999), and Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election (2001). (2007).
With The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court (2012), American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst (2016), and True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump, he is also the author of books on these subjects (2020).
Impeachment: American Crime Story, a true crime anthology series on FX, was also based on his book A Vast Conspiracy. Despite announcing his retirement from CNN, Jeffrey Toobin said he would publish a new book about the Oklahoma City bombing in 2023.
What did Toobin do in 2020?
Toobin’s departure comes after he gained notoriety after revealing himself to his colleagues at The New Yorker during a zoom video chat in October 2020. After a three-week investigation, he was ultimately fired from his position at the magazine.
The magazine’s parent company, Condé Nast, severed ties with Toobin, but CNN welcomed him back to the airwaves after an eight-month absence. In an interview with Alisyn Camerota, the legal expert acknowledged the incident and described himself as a “flawed human being who makes mistakes”.
In addition to calling his actions “very stupid and unacceptable,” Jeffrey Toobin expressed regret to his former colleagues at The New Yorker. He added:
However, Toobin insisted that at the time he thought he had turned off his video call and had no idea others might see it:
Before being fired from his job in 2020, Jeffrey Toobin had worked as a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1993. Additionally, he began contributing to CNN in 2002, and until his recent resignation was a prominent member of the network.
