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Scott Jennings brutally grilled as his 'dishonest' Natalie Harp defense ignites CNN panel

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Conservative commentator Scott Jennings had to face a shouting and relentless CNN panel after he defended Trump aide Natalie Harp . During a Wednesday appearance on CNN's NewsNight, Jennings reacted to comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) about how President Donald Trump likes to "travel with Natalie Harp," his executive aide, who has found herself in the spotlight because of her close relationship with the president. "I expect Ossoff to criticize Donald Trump. I expect every Democrat running for president to criticize Donald Trump," Jennings said. "What I thought was appalling about this is that Harp is not a public figure. She's not a household name. Nobody knows who she is, and when he injected her into this, he knew what he was doing, which is punching down on someone who's effectively defenseless." "Doesn't Donald Trump do that all the time?" Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) quickly responded. Moskowitz pointed out that Trump attacked Rob Reiner after he died and has gone after CNN Whi