CNN's Jake Tapper Withdraws as Moderator of Clinton Initiative Panel

Poppy Harlow is slated to take over his moderating duties.

Jake TapperCNN anchor Jake Tapper is pulling out of his scheduled role as moderator of a Clinton Global Initiative panel discussion on workforce investment, according to the Washington Post’s Erik Wemple.

Instead, CNN’s business reporter Poppy Harlow will take over duties for the event, which is still set to take place from June 8-10 in Denver. Wemple suggests that the withdrawal is due to an overwhelming fear of a potential conflict of interests:

The switcheroo on the workforce panel caps a frenzy of negotiations between CNN and the Clinton Foundation.

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