CNN said Wednesday evening that Paris Dennard has been suspended from his commentary role, pending an examination of the allegations against him in a Wednesday Washington Post story. The Post obtained a copy of an ASU report that described the university's 2014 internal investigation into Dennard's conduct. He is well known to CNN viewers as a political commentator for the network, and for his staunch defenses of President Trump. Shortly after the Post story was published online, a CNN spokeswoman said, "We are aware of reports of accusations against Paris Dennard. Two days ago, Trump returned the support via Twitter, calling Dennard "wonderful" while denigrating the other CNN commentator Dennard was debating -- former CIA analyst Philip Mudd.

Source: CNN August 23, 2018 04:07 UTC