A Florida jury found CNN liable Friday for defaming a Navy vet who assisted multiple people in escaping Afghanistan after the 2021 American withdrawal.
Zachary Young filed a $1 billion suit against the network on June 12 over a November 2021 segment by reporter Alex Marquardt that aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” that portrayed his evacuation efforts as exploiting Afghans. The jury awarded Young $4 million in damages for lost income and $1 million for emotional distress. (RELATED: Here Are Some Of The Most Surprising Pieces Of Testimony To Emerge From $1 Billion CNN Defamation Suit)
Jury found Young is owed $4 million in financial damages and $1 million in emotional damages by CNN.
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Judge William A. Henry ruled in October that Young “did not act illegally or criminally” during his efforts to evacuate people from…
