Judge Savaged CNN Attorney in Network’s Defamation Case: ‘This Isn’t Kindergarten’ – EVOL

Along the way to CNN losing a major defamation lawsuit, the attorney representing the network received a blistering rebuke from the Florida judge overseeing the case.

Zachary Young, who is a security consultant, sued the network alleging CNN “destroyed his reputation and business” by branding him an “illegal profiteer” who exploited “desperate Afghans” during a Nov. 11, 2021, report by the network’s senior national security correspondent Alex Marquardt on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Fox News reported.

The Panama City jury on Friday awarded Young $5 million in damages, including $4 million in lost business and $1 million in personal damages.

The jury was also set to decide what punitive damages CNN should also pay, but Fox reported that an undisclosed settlement amount was reached following the jury verdict.

Two days before the verdict, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge William Henry tore into David Axelrod, the lead attorney for CNN, according to Law and Crime.

“I’m overly concerned with the level of professionalism or lack thereof that’s here,” Henry said after complaining about misrepresentations coming from the defense.

“Right now your credibility with me, Mr. Axelrod, is about none. If you understand that?” the judge said.

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