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Judge Gives Green Light to Navy Veteran Suing CNN Over Allegedly Defamatory Segment on Afghan Rescues During 2021 Military Withdrawal

Zachary Young, who served in the Navy before establishing his own security consulting business, is suing the network for portraying him as an ‘illegal profiteer who exploited desperate Afghans’ during a 2021 segment on CNN’s ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper.’

CNN anchor Jake Tapper, left, refused to divulge his salary during the discovery process.
CNN anchor Jake Tapper, left, refused to divulge his salary during the discovery process. AP/Andrew Harnik