Veteran Suing CNN for Defamation Says Reporter Ignored the Facts, Would Not Listen When He Said He Never Charged Afghans for Evacuation
A lawyer for Zachary Young says ‘facts didn’t matter’ for CNN in its coverage of their client.

CNN appeared to suffer a blow on Wednesday as a lawyer for Navy veteran Zachary Young, who is suing the news broadcaster for defamation, highlighted exchanges that showed reporters giving Mr. Young very little time to respond to a negative story before it was broadcast and ignoring key information that debunked their allegation he was “preying” on desperate Afghans trying to flee their country.
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