CNN brings scandal-plagued Jeffrey Toobin back into the fold following abrupt exit under previous regime

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CNN has been rolling out the red carpet for Jeffrey Toobin, its former scandal-plagued legal analyst who abruptly exited the network in 2022 under the previous corporate regime.

Toobin, known in recent years for his embarrassing 2020 masturbation snafu, has appeared on CNN nearly a dozen times since the beginning of the year to provide commentary on various legal hot topics like former President Trump's ongoing indictments, Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on President Biden and more recently the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to toss Colorado's Trump ballot ban.

He has most frequently appeared on "Anderson Cooper 360," making five appearances on that program since early February, according to Grabien transcripts. He has also appeared on CNN programs like "Laura Coates Live," "The Source with Kaitlan Collins," "CNN Newsnight" and "CNN This Morning." But instead of being referred to by his previous title as a CNN chief legal analyst, he is often simply introduced as a "former federal prosecutor."

Fox News Digital has learned that he's only a "guest" at this point and hasn't been hired back in an official capacity.

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