'Stunning': Erin Burnett floored by Trump aide's 'astonishing admission' to Vanity Fair

CNN anchor Erin Burnett was stunned on Tuesday as she reported on a series of interviews in which an official from the Trump administration spoke to Vanity Fair.

Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, gave 11 interviews to Vanity Fair over several months, where she bashed officials like Russ Vought, the controversial leader of the Office of Management and Budget, and said President Donald Trump had an "addictive" personality. She also admitted that Trump's Justice Department investigations into political rivals like New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey are "retribution."

An article about the interviews was published on Tuesday, at a time when Trump has struggled to keep his base together.

Burnett discussed the story on her show, "Erin Burnett OutFront."

"While the entire interview does sort of drop one stunning revelation after another, those specific comments about the DOJ investigations could derail the Comey and James cases such that they even still exist," Burnett said.

She shared a statement from Ryan Goodman, a CNN legal analyst, who told Burnett, "Defense counsel will certainly seize on Wiles' astonishing admission that the president's efforts involve retribution and score settling."

"Wiles has significantly strengthened the hand of Letitia James and other defendants who want their cases dismissed on the basis that they are victims of a vindictive prosecution," he said.