DeadlineJan 17, 2025

CNN Found Liable For Defaming Security Consultant In Story On Afghan Evacuations; Jury Awards $5 Million In Damages
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CNN Found Liable For Defaming Security Consultant In Story On Afghan Evacuations; Jury Awards $5 Million In Damages

A Florida jury found CNN liable for defaming a security consultant featured in a 2021 report on the exorbitant fees being demanded on the black market to evacuate Afghans during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal. The jury also awarded $5 million in damages. CNN also was found liable for punitive damages, with an amount to be […]

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DeadlineJan 14, 2025

CNN Correspondent Takes The Stand In Defamation Trial, Defends Report That Security Consultant Exploited Afghan Evacuation
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https://deadline.com/2025/01/cnn-defamation-trial-alexander-marquardt-1236255744/

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

CNN's Alexander Marquardt took the stand in a defamation trial Monday, defending a 2021 report during the U.S.'s Afghanistan withdrawal.

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DeadlineJan 9, 2025

CNN Defamation Trial: Security Consultant Testifies On His Texts Telling Reporter “No Afghan Is Expected To Pay For Evacuation Costs”
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https://deadline.com/2025/01/cnn-defamation-trial-afghanistan-black-market-evacuations-1236251206/

CNN Defamation Trial: Security Consultant Testifies On His Texts Telling Reporter “No Afghan Is Expected To Pay For Evacuation Costs”

A security consultant testified in the second day of his defamation trial against CNN, as his attorney ran through a series of text messages with the network reporters. Zachary Young claims that he was defamed by a a false 2021 report that tarred him with exploiting Afghan family members by charging exorbitant fees to get […]

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