Weeks before the 2016 presidential election, Donna Brazile became something more than her usual pundit self. She was a bona fide campaign story. Emails published by WikiLeaks showed that she had shared questions with the Clinton campaign before a CNN town hall event as well as before a debate with Bernie Sanders. Around that time, CNN announced that it had parted ways with Brazile, who had served in leadership positions at the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Meantime, Fox News announced its outrage over Brazile's back channel to the Clinton campaign. Then-host Megyn Kelly poked holes in Brazile's defense in October 2016.