ABC Settles Trump Defamation Case With a $15 Million Donation

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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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ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in a March 10 segment on "This Week" made by Stephanopoulos.
Daily Mail
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The settlement agreement describes ABC's presidential library payment as a "charitable contribution," with the money earmarked for a non-profit organization that is being established in connection with the yet-to-be built library.
Le Monde

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