CNN accused of withholding critical documents needed to determine value ahead of defamation trial
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U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young's legal team accused CNN of withholding financial documents in accordance with financial discovery during a hearing in the defamation lawsuit.
U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young believes CNN "destroyed his reputation and business by branding him an illegal profiteer who exploited desperate Afghans" during a Nov. 11, 2021, segment on CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper." Brian Flood is a media editor/reporter for FOX News Digital. Story tips can be sent to brian.flood@fox.com and on Twitter: @briansflood.
Judge William Henry previously agreed with Young’s lead counsel Vel Freedman that CNN should hand over sensitive financial information that the cable network presented to its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, in order to determine CNN’s net worth. Freedman argued that CNN has since handed over thousands of pages of documents but has failed to turn over cash flow records.