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CNN Correspondent Takes Stand In Defamation Trial, Defends Report That Security Consultant Exploited Afghan Evacuation
CNN‘s Alexander Marquardt took the stand in a Florida defamation trial today, 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 that his reputation was […]
CNN ‘s Alexander Marquardt took the stand in a Florida defamation trial today, 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. 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.” In an earlier decision, Judge William Henry ruled that the jury would have to decide if the segment’s references to a “black market” “meant illegal or criminal.”
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