Navy veteran doesn't forgive CNN reporter after winning defamation trial: He's proud of his 'hit piece' on me
Zachary Young took aim at the CNN correspondent behind the report a jury found was defamatory against him following a lengthy legal battle against the network.
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Zachary Young doesn't forgive CNN's Alex Marquardt following defamation trial
U.S. Navy veteran and plaintiff in the CNN defamation trial Zachary Young spoke with Fox News Digital about the journalist who led the defamatory report against him following his legal victory against the network.
CNN Loses Defamation Trial Over Afghan Evacuation Report
Zachary Young alleged CNN defamed him in a report by chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt that said he operated in a "black market."
CNN defamation trial: Reporter pressed on his heavy pursuit of Navy veteran as defense downplayed involvement
Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff was not a central focus of the report.
CNN ordered to pay $5M for defaming Navy veteran after Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan pullout
The  jury awarded $5 million to security contractor Zachary Young and punitive damages were being discussed when CNN reached an undisclosed settlement.
Jury finds CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, settlement reached on punitive damages
Zachary Young alleged CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
CNN Found Guilty in Florida Trial of Libeling Navy Veteran in Afghan Story
A jury in Panama City, Florida on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country
CNN settles defamation lawsuit over Afghanistan report
The matter was resolved just four hours after a Florida jury had found the network liable for defamation and awarded $5 million to security contractor Zachary Young.
CNN defamation trial: Losing case expected but still a bad bruise for the network, insider says
A CNN employee says losing a high-profile defamation case this week might have been expected inside the network, but that didn't stop it from leaving a bruise.
CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for Smearing Navy Veteran in Afghanistan Evacuation Story
News network reached a deal with Zachary Young as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.
Jury finds CNN defamed security consultant in Afghanistan evacuation report
CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to evacuate people from Afghanistan.
CNN's Alex Marquardt hesitant to admit he made money covering war zones: 'I don't go there to get paid'
CNN's Alex Marquardt was reluctant to admit he made money as a journalist while covering war zones after he took aim at ...
'You Lied to the Jury': Veteran Awarded $5 Million in Defamation Case Against CNN
"You lied to the jury, did you not?" Freedman asked. "I did not," Marquardt claimed.
CNN reporter defends Afghanistan story that led to defamation lawsuit
Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt denied that his report about security contractor Zachary Young was a ...