Original sentence: Further scandal erupted when it was revealed that Gannon had maintained a presence on male escort sites.He attracted attention when he asked President Bush an infamously 'softball' question, leading journalists to look into his background and discover what some believed to be questionable levels of access for a journalist of his standing.Jeff Gannon was found to have gotten special access to the White House, working for a small partisan news website called Talon News
Edited sentence: Jeff Gannon an ex-gay escort was found to have gotten special access to the White House, working for a news agency that wasn't legitimate and connected to the GOP, and asked President Bush 'softball' questions