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Jeffrey Toobin

Jeffrey Ross Toobin (born May 21, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, blogger, and former legal analyst for CNN. During the Iran–Contra affair, Toobin served as an associate counsel on its investigation at the Department of Justice. He moved from government and the practice of law into full-time writing during the 1990s, when he published his first books. He wrote for The New Yorker from 1993 to 2020. He was fired that fall for masturbating on-camera during a Zoom video conference call with co-workers—according to him, believing that his camera was off.He continued to serve as legal analyst for CNN for two years.

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 Toobin, a news broadcasting producer. His younger brother, Mark, born in 1967 with Down syndrome, has lived apart from the family.

Toobin attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School. While attending Harvard College for undergraduate studies, he covered sports for The Harvard Crimson.His column was titled "Inner Toobin". Toobin graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American history and literature and was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.