PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, the plaintiff in a high-stakes defamation lawsuit in opposition to CNN, wrapped up his testimony in dramatic vogue on Thursday when he revealed that he efficiently helped no less than 22 girls escape Afghanistan.
The info got here as a shock to anybody who depends on CNN for information, as Young alleges that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when serving to individuals flee Afghanistan on the “black market” through the Biden administration’s army withdrawal from the nation in 2021.
The CNN report on the coronary heart of the lawsuit first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” in November 2021. It featured claims that CNN discovered “Afghans attempting to get in another country face a black market stuffed with guarantees, calls for of exorbitant charges, and no assure of security or success,” however Young’s lead counsel Vel Freedman ended his consumer’s marathon testimony with questions on what the report did not embody.
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U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young testified on Thursday that he efficiently helped no less than 22 girls escape Afghanistan. (Jessica Costescu)
“Did you and your staff efficiently evacuate three girls for Audible?” Freedman requested.
“Yes.” Young answered.
“Did you efficiently evacuate 4 girls and one child for Bloomberg?” Freedman requested?
“Yes,” Young answered.
“Did you and your staff rescue three girls for CivilFleet?” Freedman requested.
“Yes,” Young answered.
“Did you and your staff evacuate 12 girls for HEROS?” Freedman requested.
U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young believes CNN “destroyed his popularity and enterprise by branding him an unlawful profiteer who exploited determined Afghans” throughout a Nov. 11, 2021, section on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper.” (CNN/Screenshot)
“Approximately 12, it might need been 13. I’m simply undecided,” Young stated.
“Were these profitable evacuations of twenty-two girls and a toddler reported by CNN?” Freedman requested.
“No, they left that out,” Young stated.
“No additional questions,” Freedman stated to finish three days of testimony.
Amazon-owned Audible, Bloomberg, CivilFleet and HEROS are among the many corporations generally known as “sponsors” who had been paying contractors akin to Young to assist evacuate individuals from the area because the Taliban took management.
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Young believes CNN “destroyed his popularity and enterprise” by branding him an unlawful profiteer who exploited “determined Afghans.”
The trial resumes on Friday and can be streamed dwell on Fox News Digital.
