James said the segment created "undue risk and potential reputational risk to an organization that would be associated with it." He said he would not have hired Zachary to work with AA21 following ...

PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA – An Army major general testified Friday he would have hired U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, the plaintiff in a high-stakes defamation lawsuit against CNN, before the ...

Zachary Young is seeking at least $18 million in economic loss, $50-75 million in reputational harm, ... Jim Acosta, James Carville worry Trump will try to fix 2026 midterms.

Zachary Young, who is seeking nearly $500 million in a defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press, ... Jim Acosta, James Carville worry Trump will try to fix 2026 midterms.

The lawyer for Zachary Young, who is suing CNN in a defamation case, asked if the network thinks "we're all stupid" while addressing jurors during his closing argument in trial on Thursday. The ...

A U.S. Navy veteran who was awarded $5 million in a defamation case against CNN filed a lawsuit challenging the Associated Press on Friday. A Florida jury ruled in favor of Zachary Young in ...

CNN Center in Atlanta in April 2022. (Mike Stewart/AP) CNN’s Alex Marquardt sent a message to a colleague: “We gonna nail this Zachary Young mf---er.” There were no dashes in the original ...

James said he would have worked with Zachary prior to the segment. What People Are Saying. David L. Axelrod, a lawyer representing CNN, in his opening statement: "These stories were carefully ...

Zachary Young, Who Won $5 Million in CNN Defamation Case, Sues Associated Press. Published Apr 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT Updated Apr 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM EDT. By .