ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have agreed to a $15 million settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, resolving a defamation lawsuit stemming from inaccurate statements made during a March 2024 broadcast.
As part of the settlement, ABC will make the payment as a charitable contribution to a future Trump presidential foundation and museum, along with covering $1 million in Trump’s legal fees.
The network also issued a public statement of regret, acknowledging mischaracterisations about Trump’s legal history during an interview on This Week. Stephanopoulos repeatedly referred to Trump as being “liable for rape,” though the jury in the referenced case found him liable for “sexual abuse,” a legally distinct term under New York law.
The settlement avoided a trial, which had been looming with court-ordered depositions scheduled for the following week.
Trump’s lawsuit, filed in Florida, marked one of several recent legal victories for the president-elect, including dismissed charges in unrelated federal and state cases.
While ABC said it was relieved at resolving the case, the episode highlights ongoing tensions between legacy media and Trump, who has also launched a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News for alleged election interference.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
The network also issued a public statement of regret, acknowledging mischaracterisations about Trump’s legal history during an interview on This Week. Stephanopoulos repeatedly referred to Trump as being “liable for rape,” though the jury in the referenced case found him liable for “sexual abuse,” a legally distinct term under New York law.
The settlement avoided a trial, which had been looming with court-ordered depositions scheduled for the following week.
Trump’s lawsuit, filed in Florida, marked one of several recent legal victories for the president-elect, including dismissed charges in unrelated federal and state cases.
While ABC said it was relieved at resolving the case, the episode highlights ongoing tensions between legacy media and Trump, who has also launched a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News for alleged election interference.
Daily Telegraph New Zealand (DTNZ) is an independent news website, first published in October 2021. - where this article was sourced.
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This is an interesting insight into the prevarications of the USA MSM, not only of current times, but has a reflection back to 2016, when Donald Trump decided he would stand for President, under the GOP Banner.
Up to then, he had been the " sainted figure for every (possibly not all, but most) of the US MSM" and was reported with great reverence with everything he did, achieved, etc.
The only two people I know of, that " hate Trump", are [ Senator] Chuck Schumer & [Congressman] - Jerry Nadler, both represent New York, the later has a particular ongoing grudge against Trump.
Even photos, everyone wanted to photographed with Donald T, including 'Stormy Daniels', this photo becoming cause celeb when Ms. Daniels [ not her real name ], a well known dancer of distinguishing merit in certain clubs/locals of disrepute, decided to lay blame upon Trump to gain a monetary income, for an interaction that has never been proven in a Court, but the detail were used by the US MSM to great acclaim, so to was that photo.
Oh and this "interaction" had the American MSM " claiming Trump was a criminal", just like the ongoing Court Case in New York City, which has been proven to have no foundation of fact and the Judge has still not released a decision, but it is claimed by the MS as " proving Trump is a convicted felon".
Even in NZ our MSM have used the same wording.
Not that the NZ MSM has placed before the NZ Citizen some of the recent " stupidities" -
[1] - The View (ABC Los Angeles) having to have one of the Ladies who is part of the Panel (all female) read x 3 times an apology (whilst live on air) for " verbal statements about Trump, that were totally inaccurate";
[2] - x 2 presenters for MSNBC - who " have walked back statements made (on air) re Trump (since 2017), even flying to Florida/ Mar a Lago to " bend a knee in apology" and doing the same " live on air" for past verbal sins = has many Citizens in America " wondering what has frightened the two dears", who are not the most watched duo on TV;
[3] - Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post (WAPO) " and his direction to Editorial Staff on what to say during the Presidential Campaign" and when brought to the attention of the American Citizen, had many eye brows raising as to why ?
The American MSM during the Presidential Campaign ran stories that Trump, once President would " run campaigns of retribution", and it is interesting to see the start " of the draining of the Swamp, within the City of Washington, D.C" with some starting to leave now, knowing if they do not, " heads will roll" and the MSM across America " are having meltdown issues".
Notice how Time Magazine suddenly made Trump " Hero of The Nation" - has any one wondered why??
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