CNN turns over internal documents as part of high-stakes defamation suit

CNN handed over a batch of internal documents to the legal team representing U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young as part of a high-stakes defamation lawsuit.

The document production comes after Judge William Henry 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.  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. 

CNN’s legal team turned over a batch of documents that the plaintiff's legal team argued are relevant to determine the company’s ability to pay before Thursday’s midnight deadline, according to a source close to the case.

Freedman confirmed he received the documents but declined further comment when reached by Fox News Digital.