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Alex Marquardt Says He’s Leaving CNN After 8 Years
The correspondent has been with the network since 2017.
Marquardt testified earlier this year in a defamation trial against the network in a lawsuit brought by a security consultant, Zachary Young. He was featured in Marquardt’s 2021 report on the exorbitant fees being demanded on the black market to evacuate Afghans during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal. In one instance, Young’s image appeared on screen with the chyron, “Afghans trying to flee Taliban face black markets, exorbitant fees, no guarantee of safety or success.” The judge had left it up to the jury to decide whether the use of the term “black market” meant illegal or criminal activity.
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