CNN hires new lawyers as defamation lawsuit by Navy veteran goes forward [Video]

CNN has hired new lawyers as the network has failed to reach a settlement in a defamation lawsuit launched by a Navy veteran.

The plaintiff, Zachary Young, alleges CNN smeared his security consulting company, Nemex Enterprises Inc., by implying it illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from the country in 2021.

According to court filings obtained by Fox News Digital, CNN has retained Dave Axelrod and Joe Bailey of law firm Ballard Spahr LLP. This came just days after settlement negotiations between Young and the network fell apart.

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“More lawyers don’t change the underlying facts, which demonstrate CNN defamed Mr. Young, did so maliciously, and as a result, must face the consequences this January. It won’t change the outcome either,” Young’s attorney Vel Freeman told Fox News Digital. 

CNN did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s …