26 Facts About Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Ross Toobin is an American lawyer, author, blogger, and legal analyst for CNN.

Jeffrey Toobin moved from government and the practice of law into full-time writing during the 1990s, when he published his first books.

Jeffrey Toobin wrote for The New Yorker from 1993 to 2020.

Jeffrey Toobin was fired in the fall of 2020 for masturbating on-camera during a Zoom video conference call with co-workers; he apologized for his conduct and stated that he believed his camera was off.

Jeffrey Toobin continues to serve as legal analyst for CNN.

Jeffrey Toobin was born to a Jewish-American family in New York City in 1960, a son of Marlene Sanders, former ABC News and CBS News correspondent, and Jerome Jeffrey Toobin, a news broadcasting producer.

Jeffrey Toobin's younger brother, Mark, born in 1967 with Down syndrome, has lived apart from the family.

Jeffrey Toobin attended Harvard Law School, where classmates included Elena Kagan, and he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Jeffrey Toobin began freelancing for The New Republic while a law student.

Jeffrey Toobin moved to serve as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.

Jeffrey Toobin had been required to sign multiple agreements to protect the confidentiality of grand jury and internal proceedings of the office.

Jeffrey Toobin went to court to affirm his right to publish.

Jeffrey Toobin has provided broadcast legal analysis on several high-profile cases.

In 1994, Toobin broke the story in The New Yorker that the legal defense team in O J Simpson's criminal trial planned to accuse Mark Fuhrman of the LAPD of planting evidence.

In 2000 Jeffrey Toobin received an Emmy Award for his coverage of the Elian Gonzalez custody saga, which had resulted in the return of the boy from the United States to communist-led Cuba.

Jeffrey Toobin wrote True Crimes and Misdemeanors, the Investigation of Donald Trump, described as a "summation for the jury" against the character and presidency of Donald Trump, as if he were on trial.

In February 2024, Jeffrey Toobin began appearing again on CNN as a frequent guest, offering analysis on both president Biden and former president Trump's current legal situations.

On October 19,2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeffrey Toobin was suspended from The New Yorker after he masturbated on camera during a Zoom video call between New Yorker and WNYC radio staffers.

CNN said Jeffrey Toobin "has asked for some time off while he deals with a personal issue, which we have granted".

On June 10,2021, Jeffrey Toobin returned to CNN as its chief legal analyst.

Jeffrey Toobin described his conduct as "deeply moronic and indefensible" and said he "didn't think other people could see [him]", but admitted that this was no defense for his behavior.

Jeffrey Toobin said the time he spent off air went toward "trying to be a better person", working on his upcoming book about the Oklahoma City bombing, going to therapy, and working at a food bank.

In 1986, Jeffrey Toobin married Amy Bennett McIntosh, whom he met in college while they worked at The Harvard Crimson.

Jeffrey Toobin is a 1980 Harvard graduate, holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School, and has held executive positions at Verizon Communications and Zagat Survey.

Jeffrey Toobin had a longtime off-and-on extramarital affair with attorney Casey Greenfield, the daughter of American television journalist and author Jeff Greenfield and his first wife, Carrie Carmichael.

Jeffrey Toobin's paternity was confirmed with a DNA test as part of a suit by Greenfield for custody and child support.