A CNN correspondent at the center of a nefarious report that cost the network at least $5 million for defaming a US Navy veteran is leaving the struggling network. Marquardt — who worked at CNN for eight years and recently spearheaded its coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war — did not mention the legal debacle or the reason for his exit in announcing the departure Monday. The segment then turned to Marquardt, who described the situation of a man located in the US whose family remained in Afghanistan and said that he found people on Facebook charging $10,000 per person to be evacuated.
Author: Alexandra Steigrad
Published at: 2025-06-02 22:12:21
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