Jury Starts Deliberations In Security Contractor’s Defamation Case Against CNN Over Afghan Evacuation “Black Market”

A Florida jury began deliberations this afternoon in a security consultant’s defamation lawsuit against CNN. Zachary Young sued the network following a report in 2021 that he sought exorbitant fees to evacuate Afghans in what amounted to a black market in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal. The segment from Marquardt was aired on CNN on November