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PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – Zachary Young, US Navy veteran, plaintiff in a High-stakes defamation suit v. CNN, concluded her testimony in dramatic fashion Thursday when she revealed that she successfully helped at least 22 women escape from Afghanistan.
The information came as a surprise to anyone who relies on CNN for news, as Young alleges that CNN defamed him by implying that he illegally profited from helping people flee Afghanistan on the “black market” during the The Biden administration military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
The CNN report at the center of the lawsuit first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” in November 2021. It featured claims that CNN found that “Afghans trying to leave the country face a crowded black market.” of promises and demands for exorbitant rates. , and there is no guarantee of safety or success,” but Young’s lead attorney, Vel Freedman, ended his client’s marathon testimony with questions about what the report did. No include.
US Navy veteran Zachary Young testified Thursday that he successfully helped at least 22 women escape from Afghanistan. (Jessica Costescu)
“Did you and your team successfully evacuate three women for Audible?” -Freedman asked.
“Yeah.” The young man responded.
“Did they successfully evacuate four women and a baby for Bloomberg?” Did Freedman ask?
“Yes,” Young responded.
“Did you and your team rescue three women for CivilFleet?” -Freedman asked.
“Yes,” Young responded.
“Did you and your team evacuate 12 women for HEROS?” -Freedman asked.
US Navy veteran Zachary Young believes CNN “destroyed his reputation and business by calling him an illegal profiteer exploiting desperate Afghans” during a November 11, 2021 segment on “The Lead with CNN’s Jake Tapper. (CNN/Screenshot)
“About 12, it could have been 13. I’m just not sure,” Young said.
“Were these successful evacuations of 22 women and one child reported by CNN?” -Freedman asked.
“No, they left that out,” Young said.
“There are no more questions,” Freedman said at the end of three days of testimony.
Audible, Bloomberg, CivilFleet and Amazon-owned HEROS were among the companies known as “sponsors” that paid contractors like Young to help evacuate people from the region when the Taliban took control.
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Young believes CNN “destroyed his reputation and business” by calling him an illegal profiteer who exploited “desperate Afghans.”
The trial resumes Friday and will be broadcast live on Fox News Digital.
