During Erin Burnett OutFront, the anchor covered a story published by New York Magazine in what it called a six-month investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop, which Olbermann panned.
Pate was a longtime contributor to CNN. He often was a guest on various programs to discuss insight and perspective on criminal defense as well as constitutional law.
Olbermann first took his latest shot at CNN CEO Chris Licht, reiterating his claim that when the pair worked together at MSNBC he thought Licht "ate paste", before turning his attention to Tapper.
It marked the first time the 44th President returned to the home since 2017, and Fox News host Greg Gutfeld wasn't excited about the occasion as other in the "liberal media".