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In reply to the discussion: ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
(67,900 posts)24. From the "New York Times":
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
By Alan Feuer and Michael M. Grynbaum
Dec. 14, 2024, 4:33 p.m. ET
ABC News agreed on Saturday to give $15 million to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump this spring concerning on-air statements made by the network’s star anchor George Stephanopoulos. ... Under the terms of a settlement agreement filed in Federal District Court in Miami, ABC News and Mr. Stephanopoulos said they would soon publish a statement saying they “regret” the remarks that the anchor made about Mr. Trump during a televised interview in March.
ABC News, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, will pay Mr. Trump an additional $1 million for his legal fees. ... The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for Mr. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations. Several of his previous attempts to sue media outlets for defamation, including lawsuits against CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post, ended in defeat.
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The settlement announced on Saturday required ABC to place an editor’s note at the bottom of an online article about the interview with Ms. Mace. The note was to read: “ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024.”
The agreement was made public one day after a federal magistrate judge working on the defamation case ordered Mr. Trump to sit for a deposition next week in Florida. Mr. Stephanopoulos was also scheduled to sit for a deposition next week.
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Alan Feuer covers extremism and political violence for The Times, focusing on the criminal cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and against former President Donald J. Trump. More about Alan Feuer
Michael M. Grynbaum writes about the intersection of media, politics and culture. He has been a media correspondent at The Times since 2016. More about Michael M. Grynbaum
The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.
By Alan Feuer and Michael M. Grynbaum
Dec. 14, 2024, 4:33 p.m. ET
ABC News agreed on Saturday to give $15 million to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump this spring concerning on-air statements made by the network’s star anchor George Stephanopoulos. ... Under the terms of a settlement agreement filed in Federal District Court in Miami, ABC News and Mr. Stephanopoulos said they would soon publish a statement saying they “regret” the remarks that the anchor made about Mr. Trump during a televised interview in March.
ABC News, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, will pay Mr. Trump an additional $1 million for his legal fees. ... The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for Mr. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations. Several of his previous attempts to sue media outlets for defamation, including lawsuits against CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post, ended in defeat.
{snip}
The settlement announced on Saturday required ABC to place an editor’s note at the bottom of an online article about the interview with Ms. Mace. The note was to read: “ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024.”
The agreement was made public one day after a federal magistrate judge working on the defamation case ordered Mr. Trump to sit for a deposition next week in Florida. Mr. Stephanopoulos was also scheduled to sit for a deposition next week.
-- -- -- -- -- --
Alan Feuer covers extremism and political violence for The Times, focusing on the criminal cases involving the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and against former President Donald J. Trump. More about Alan Feuer
Michael M. Grynbaum writes about the intersection of media, politics and culture. He has been a media correspondent at The Times since 2016. More about Michael M. Grynbaum
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ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Dec 2024
OP
Is this the lawsuit that is related to a judge just ruling that 45 has to appear for a deposition next week?
in2herbs
Dec 2024
#2
And with loving tribute and admiration to DU (as well as HOPEFULLY the rest of the Dems) for the next 4 and beyond...
Montauk6
Dec 2024
#8
donnie says forget the library, just hand over the cash and he'll figure out what to do with it nt
orleans
Dec 2024
#63
One million goes toward the library and the rest directly into T***p's pockets.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2024
#50
TSF will now use this in his 83 million dollar judgement against him from the defamation verdict
Deuxcents
Dec 2024
#12
Gotcha, but because the jury also said "no" to the rape charge, he likely would have won the lawsuit
Polybius
Dec 2024
#57
IMO, capitulation by ABC in order to take the heat off of them going forward.
walkingman
Dec 2024
#29
This contribution is to be held in escrow until trump establishes a 501(c)3 entity to build library
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 2024
#33
No, he was found liable for "sexual abuse" under NY law, which the judge said was rape.
SunSeeker
Dec 2024
#90
So says the circular reasoning or confirmation bias - but again... there's a Miami jury involved
FBaggins
Dec 2024
#104
"inaccurate on-air assertion" - How many thousands (millions?) of those has Faux News made?!?!?
CaptainTruth
Dec 2024
#38
He said 'the jury found him liable for rape' That is factually incorrect. The jury was asked 2 questions #1 was DJT
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#59
He said 'the jury found him liable for rape' That is factually incorrect. The jury was asked 2 questions #1 was DJT
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#60
The disagreement is semantics, between the 'legal' and the common sense defininition
Jack Valentino
Dec 2024
#61
You are not misinformed on the issue of digital (finger) penetration. That is not rape under NY law. My understanding
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#62
I know you said that you are not a lawyer. Thus you may not know that juries are given what are called
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#66
Yes, I understand that. I also understand that juries sometimes ignore 'jury instructions',
Jack Valentino
Dec 2024
#68
Yes I understand that DJT's liable case was DEFINATELY NOT a slam dunk. Hard to show the actual malace
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#69
And I submit that you are likely 'factually correct' on the technicalities
Jack Valentino
Dec 2024
#72
Yes. A good conversation. The 15M is going to charity. However that charity is President Trump's library (if you can
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#73
So is your argument that ABC News and GS paid 15M to the President Trump Library fund and issued
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#85
For libel purposes, the phrase that is most important in not the word 'rape' but the phrase 'the JURY found'. From a
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#80
Please read my comment again. I put that in as one of the options that would NOT have gotten
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#84
If the judge can describe the verdict as the jury found Trump raped her, so can a lay journalist.
SunSeeker
Dec 2024
#86
Thanks for the clarification. That was well thought out - especially the part about SLAPP suits. nt
kelly1mm
Dec 2024
#99
They are going to donate to his fucking library..................so that he can display the covers
turbinetree
Dec 2024
#100
His presidential library should be. McDonald's with a couple of books and wall to wall pictures of tsf
MacKasey
Dec 2024
#101