CNN presidential debate moderator Jake Tapper's show is at the center of a defamation suit brought by a consulting company which alleges that the network and one of its reporters lied about the company's work.
As the well-known CNN personality gears up for that debate he also finds himself in the middle of a lawsuit against his employer by security consulting firm Nemex Enterprises and its owner Zachary Taylor, who worked to help evacuate Afghanis following the chaotic Taliban takeover of that country.
"Jake Tapper started his career working for a Democrat politician and he has never been able to shake the habit. Trying to run cover for Biden's disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, he and his CNN show slimed a hero who saved the lives of those Biden put in jeopardy. Now CNN is facing a billion dollar defamation suit at the same time Tapper will be moderating the presidential debate featuring the politician he lied for. Unreal," Dan Schneider, Vice President at conservative media watchdog Media Research Center, told Just the News in a statement.
The court's decision succinctly summarized the background of the case: "On November 11, 2021, CNN's 'The Lead with Jake Tapper' aired a video segment by reporter Alex Marquardt about Afghans attempting to flee the Taliban via private evacuation operators like Young. Over the next few days, Marquardt's reporting was republished on another CNN program, disseminated on Facebook and Twitter, and repackaged into a digital article on CNN's website."
"Young sued CNN for defamation and trade libel, arguing his reputation was damaged by the news station's coverage." Specifically, Young alleged CNN repeatedly accused him of operating in a ''black market" and mischaracterized his work as exploitative because he charged "exorbitant" fees Afghan citizens could not pay.
The lawsuit showed internal communications from other CNN employees concerned that the story was "Incomplete," "a mess," and not "Fleshed out for digital." Another criticism offered internally was that the "Story is 80% emotion, 20% obscured fact," according to the ruling.
"Fake [Jake] Tapper and lots of other people that were involved on CNN, wanted to be seated, which I didn't like. I said we should stand and I think we won that point," Trump said.
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