Alex Marquardt's exit from CNN 'obviously' tied to network's costly defamation trial, insiders say

CNN parted ways with its chief national security correspondent, Alex Marquardt, Monday and many of his now-former colleagues say it's "obviously" tied to the network's costly defamation trial earlier this year. 

"Obviously, the court case is a core reason why, that is obvious," one CNN insider told Fox News Digital. 

Marquardt was at the center of a defamation case brought against him and CNN in January by U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young. A Florida jury found that CNN defamed Young...