CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his extensive efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff, Zachary Young, was not a central focus of the report at the heart of the lawsuit. 

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CNN Defamation Trial: CNN Correspondent Alex Marquardt Takes the Stand

Damaging testimony emerged about CNN during a suit filed by a Navy veteran over the network’s story on his efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan.

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Here Are Some Of The Most Surprising Pieces Of Testimony To Emerge From CNN’s $1 Billion Defamation Suit

CNN’s Alexander Marquardt took the stand in a Florida defamation trial Monday, defending his 2021 report that a security consultant sought exorbitant fees in what amounted to a black market to evacuate Afghans during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal in 2001. The consultant, Zachary Young, then sued the network for defamation, claiming his reputation was destroyed […]

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CNN Correspondent Takes Stand In Defamation Trial, Defends Report That Security Consultant Exploited Afghan Evacuation

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—CNN chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt refused to apologize Monday for falsely accusing a Navy veteran of operating in a "black market" to profiteer off Afghans fleeing their homes. Instead, Marquardt gave conflicting testimony, boasted about his Emmy awards, and ...

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Star CNN Star Reporter Refuses To Apologize to Navy Vet He Threatened To ‘Nail' as Bombshell Defamation Case Continues

PANAMA CITY, Fla.—CNN chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt refused to apologize Monday for falsely accusing a Navy veteran of operating in a "black market" to profiteer off Afghans fleeing their homes. Instead, Marquardt gave conflicting testimony, boasted about his Emmy awards, and defended messages insulting the veteran, Zachary Young. The post Star CNN Star Reporter Refuses To Apologize to Navy Vet He Threatened To ‘Nail' as B…

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Star CNN Star Reporter Refuses To Apologize to Navy Vet He Threatened To ‘Nail' as Bombshell Defamation Case Continues - Conservative Angle

Text messages sent by CNN reporter Alex Marquardt indicate the corporate media outlet specifically targeted Navy veteran Zachary Young, the plaintiff in a $1 billion defamation trial against the network. Marquardt, who was placed on the witness stand on Monday, testified that he pitched the story to CNN regarding Afghans attempting to flee their country as the Taliban retook control in the summer of 2021. The story subsequently focused on Young,…

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Defamation Trial Texts Indicate CNN Had Agenda to ‘Nail’ Navy Veteran.

CNN’s Alex Marquardt testified in Zachary Young’s defamation case. Young says CNN falsely accused him of taking advantage of desperate Afghans. (1/13/25)

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PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his extensive efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff, Zachary Young, was not a central focus of the report at the heart of the lawsuit.  Young alleges CNN smeared him in a November 2021 report that first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” suggesting he illegally profited off desperate …

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CNN defamation trial: Reporter pressed on his heavy pursuit of Navy veteran as defense downplayed involvement

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Expert witnesses were called to the stand last week in the high-stakes CNN defamation trial brought by U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young,

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CNN defamation trial: Expert witnesses take the stand in Navy veteran's case against network

CNN Senior Director for Standards and Practices Emma Lacey-Bordeaux defended the controversial report at the center of a high-stakes defamation trial on Wednesday when called to the witness stand.  Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, alleges CNN smeared him in a November 2021 report by correspondent Alex Marquardt that first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” suggesting he illegally profited off desperate people trying to flee Afghanistan fol…

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CNN defamation trial: Network’s fairness chief defends controversial report at center of lawsuit – Democratic Accent

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