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ABC to pay $15M, apologize in Trump defamation suit settlement

Brock Koller
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ABC News and its top political host, George Stephanopoulos, reached a settlement with President-elect Donald Trump in a defamation suit. Details of the settlement were released Saturday, Dec. 14. 

US President Donald Trump poses with ABC New anchor George Stephanopoulos ahead of a town hall event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 15, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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The lawsuit pertained to comments Stephanopoulos repeatedly made on his Sunday show “This Week” about the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, in which Stephanopoulos said Trump was “found liable for rape.

Last year, a civil jury ruled Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll. However, the jury found Trump not liable for rape. 

ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million toward Trump’s future presidential library and the network must issue a public apology, which will appear as an editor’s note on its website.  

Also Saturday, the president-elect attended the 125th annual Army-Navy football game. Vice President-elect JD Vance, defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Trump at the game.

Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of negligent homicide charges last week in Manhattan, joined the group as Vance’s personal guest.

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ABC News and its top political host, George Stephanopoulos, reached a settlement with President-elect Donald Trump in a defamation suit. Details of the settlement were released Saturday, Dec. 14. 

US President Donald Trump poses with ABC New anchor George Stephanopoulos ahead of a town hall event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 15, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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The lawsuit pertained to comments Stephanopoulos repeatedly made on his Sunday show “This Week” about the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, in which Stephanopoulos said Trump was “found liable for rape.

Last year, a civil jury ruled Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll. However, the jury found Trump not liable for rape. 

ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million toward Trump’s future presidential library and the network must issue a public apology, which will appear as an editor’s note on its website.  

Also Saturday, the president-elect attended the 125th annual Army-Navy football game. Vice President-elect JD Vance, defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Trump at the game.

Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who was acquitted of negligent homicide charges last week in Manhattan, joined the group as Vance’s personal guest.

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