CNN abruptly dropped contributor Mark Geragos Monday afternoon after the analyst was named as a co-conspirator in fraud allegations against celebrity lawyer Michael Cohen.

“The co-conspirator charged along with Michael Avenatti in a $20 million extortion plot against Nike has been revealed to be longtime CNN legal analyst Mark Geragos. Geragos had recently represented former NFL player and Nike representative Colin Kaepernick, in the football player’s lawsuit against the NFL,” reports Mediate.

“The criminal defense attorney, who represented a number of notable figures including Empire‘s Jussie Smollett and former Congressman Gary Condit, was the co-conspirator referred to in the criminal complaint against Avenatti,” adds the report.

After being named as an alleged co-conspirator in the Michael Avenatti fraud case, Mark Geragos has been fired by @CNN https://t.co/ZPBw2L7raJ — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 25, 2019

“They chose to work at Fox and they don’t get to hide behind the fact that they’re excellent journalists or anchors. The fact is they work at a place that has done tremendous damage to this country,” said CNN President Jeff Zucker just one week ago; referring to a handful of Fox News hosts and analysts.

Read the full report here.