U.S. Navy veteran suing CNN lands key legal victories ahead of high-stakes defamation trial
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U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young Young alleges CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration's withdrawal from the country.
Judge William Henry denied CNN’s motion for summary judgment, allowing Young to "proceed with his claim for punitive damages" and declaring the court found he "did not take money from Afghans." 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.
"Despite claiming it did ‘three weeks of newsgathering’ and ‘spoke with more than a dozen sources,’ Defendant’s representatives acknowledged it had no evidence that Young did anything criminal or illegal. Yet, Defendant used the Black Market Chyron. This is sufficient evidence upon which a reasonable jury could find with convincing clarity that Defendant acted with actual malice to survive summary judgment on this issue," Judge Henry ruled in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
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