He added: “It was wrong, it was stupid and I’m trying to be a better person.” And then he and Camerota discussed the news of the day, with Toobin apparently back on the job as analyst. Because I’m a flawed human being who makes mistakes.” When Camerota pressed about why Toobin didn’t show better judgment during the call, he replied, “Because I didn’t have better judgment. “I’ve got a lot to rebuild,” he said, repeatedly noting his gratitude to CNN for keeping him on staff, “but I feel very privileged and very lucky” to be able to do so. I didn’t think other people could see me,” he said, adding that he’d spent “seven miserable months” in the pursuit of “trying to be a better person.” He said he started apologizing to his New Yorker colleagues, both publicly and privately, the same day as the infamous call. While speaking with CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota on CNN Newsroom Thursday, Toobin offered a not-terribly-detailed explanation for what happened.

I thought I had muted the Zoom video.”Įlection 2020: An Ode to John King, CNN's Statistician MagicianĬNN's Van Jones in Tears Over Biden Win: 'Character Matters, Truth Matters'ĬNN's Christiane Amanpour Reveals She Has Ovarian Cancer - Watch Video I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. “I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” Toobin said in a statement at the time.

Seven months after CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin exposed himself during a work-related Zoom call, he appeared on the network Thursday to address both his firing from The New Yorker and his continued employment at the cable network.Īs first reported by Vice in October, Toobin was participating in a Zoom call with colleagues from The New Yorker when several participants reportedly caught him masturbating.

Jeffrey toobin zoom call video