CNN insiders tell Fox News Digital they're convinced the abrupt exit of veteran correspondent Alex Marquardt was the result of the network's defamation trial.

CNN's Alex Marquardt was reluctant to admit he made money as a journalist while covering war zones after he took aim at Zachary Young's Afghanistan evacuation fees.

Alex Marquardt is out at CNN roughly five months after his reporting cost the company millions as a result of a defamation trial, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

CNN's Alex Marquardt made at least four on-air appearances since a Bay County, Florida jury found that his report from November 2021 had defamed U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young.

CNN moved last week to keep the fact that correspondent Alex Marquardt received a raise and promotion out of an upcoming defamation trial against the network, but U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young ...

Alex Marquardt is out at CNN roughly five months after his reporting cost the company millions as a result of a defamation trial, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

Chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt landed in hot water earlier this year after a Florida jury ruled that he defamed Zachary Young in 2021 by claiming the former sailor illegally ...

Alex Marquardt was pressed on Monday about his efforts to dig up dirt on the Navy veteran suing CNN for defamation, undercutting CNN’s defense that the plaintiff was not a central focus of the ...

CNN declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding Alex Marquardt’s departure, but did confirm that he was done with the network. Justin Baragona. in New York. Monday 02 June 2025 21:26 BST.

CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to evacuate people from Afghanistan.

CNN chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt told a Florida jury Monday that he never had any ill intent while reporting a 2021 story that featured security contractor Zachary Young.

CNN stood by Marquardt after the verdict. “We remain proud of our journalists and are 100% committed to strong, fearless and fair-minded reporting at CNN, though we will of course take what ...