ABC News to Pay $15 Million to Settle Donald Trump Defamation Lawsuit

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

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New York: US broadcaster ABC News has agreed to pay $US15 million ($23 million) toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
WAtoday
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The settlement, disclosed in court documents released Saturday, comes just days after U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisette Reid ordered the president-elect and Stephanopoulos to submit to four-hour depositions.
Newsweek
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The lawsuit cites a March 10 interview with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican who has spoken publicly about being raped as a teenager.
Voice Of America
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The lawsuit, filed on Mar 19 in a US district court in douthern Florida, accused Stephanopoulos of making the statements with malice and a disregard for the truth.
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