CNN insiders tell Fox News Digital they're convinced the abrupt exit of veteran correspondent Alex Marquardt was the result of the network's defamation trial.

The legal battle is heating up between Navy veteran Zachary Young and Associated Press, with the AP calling Young's suit ...

In January, a Bay County, Florida jury found that CNN had defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and ruled that Young could seek punitive damages as a result of a November 2021 report by ...

In texts with the CNN reporter, Mr. Young explained that Afghans were “expected to have a sponsor pay for them.” Mr. Young also told another reporter who worked on the story how his operation worked.

CNN’s chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt, whose 2021 story on a military contractor led to a defamation suit loss in court, announced Monday he is leaving the network.

In January, a Bay County, Florida jury found that CNN had defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and ruled that Young could seek punitive damages as a result of a November 2021 report by ...

Marquardt stood by his report about Zachary Young while taking the witness stand during CNN's defamation trial. CNN issued an on-air apology in March 2022 after Young threatened to take legal action.

Marquardt landed in hot water earlier this year after his 2021 report, which defamed Navy vet Zachary Young over claims he illegally exploited Afghans. CNN An undated picture of US Navy veteran Young.

FIRST ON FOX - U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and The Associated Press continue to battle through court filings ahead of a critical July 3 hearing in the high-stakes defamation lawsuit. Young ...

CNN settled with defense contractor Zachary Young in January after a Florida jury ruled the network had defamed him in a November 2021 report that alleged he gouged prices for those who sought to ...