Battered CNN Bosses Reluctantly Surrender Secret Financial Documents as They Brace for Bank-Busting $1BILLION Jake Tapper Defamation Trial
CNN had no choice but to hand over a batch of documents detailing its financial secrets in preparation for a defamation trial predicted to cost the network $1billion.
RadarOnline.com can exclusively confirm attorneys for Navy veteran Zachary Young received a trove of information from CNN in order to determine what dollar amount would effectively punish the broadcasting giant in the event of a victory for their client.
To sort through the financial records – which have not been made public – and propose a suitable penalty, the vet’s legal team hired a financial expert whose testimony was viewed as “instrumental” in a $28billion judgment against Tobacco behemoth Philip Morris in 2002.
Meanwhile, CNN hired two new lawyers – including one who represented Amber Heard in her appeal of Johnny Depp’s defamation victory – to beef up its defense team in preparation for the January civil trial.
As this outlet has been reporting, Young’s lawsuit accused the network of pushing a “false narrative” about him during a 2021 episode of The Lead With Jake Tapper covering America’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Read more from “Battered CNN Bosses Reluctantly Surrender Secret Financial Documents as They Brace for Bank-Busting $1BILLION Jake Tapper Defamation Trial” HERE)
