Toobin reportedly offered the woman money to abort the child, in addition to offering to pay for the woman to have another child via a sperm donor. In 2008, Toobin had an extramarital affair with a co-worker’s daughter that resulted in a pregnancy. CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord, appears at a rally for President-elect Donald Trump in Hershey, Pa., on Dec. I want to say something here that I know will probably drive Symone crazy, but think of President Trump as the Martin Luther King of health care, Lord. on Thursday morning during New Day and Twitter was quick to react. CNN political commentator Symone Sanders issued a brutal takedown of fellow pundit Jeffrey Lord after he bizarrely called President Donald Trump the Martin Luther King of health care. Previously, he worked for ABC News, and, in 2000. 'Nazi salutes are indefensible,' a CNN spokesperson said in an email. Jeffrey Toobin, the chief legal analyst for CNN, was a staff writer at The New Yorker from 1993 to 2020. 15, 2016, photo, CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord, appears at a rally for President-elect Donald Trump in Hershey, Pa. This is not the first time work-related activity has gotten Toobin in trouble. CNN political commentator Jeffrey Lord compared President Donald Trump to famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. CNN has fired contributor Jeffrey Lord after the commentator tweeted a Nazi salute, the cable news channel said on Thursday. We Regret to Inform You That Jeffrey Toobin Has Returned to CNN By Justin Curto AlisynCamerota: You were caught masturbating on camera to quote Jay Leno, ‘What the hell were you thinking. Lord made a comparison of Trump to Martin Luther King Jr., on. I thought I had muted the Zoom video,” he said.Ī CNN spokesman told Law & Crime that Toobin has “asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted.” The network did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether CNN was aware of the allegations when Toobin appeared on air Saturday.Ī New Yorker spokesman said Toobin has been suspended while the incident is investigated. 15, 2016, photo, CNN commentator Jeffrey Lord, appears at a rally for President-elect Donald Trump in Hershey, Pa. “I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. Toobin said he believed he was not visible on the video call, but employees at The New Yorker and WNYC radio on the Zoom call saw Toobin with his pants down.