ABC to pay Trump $15 million for defamation and issue apology!

NEW YORK (PNN) - December 15, 2024 - ABC News and anchorman George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with President-elect Donald J. Trump for $15 million, after Stephanopoulos falsely stated on the air that President Trump was found “liable for rape” in a civil case while interviewing Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) last March.

After the network played a clip of Mace discussing being a victim of rape, Stephanopoulos asked, “How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?”

“You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape,” the lying host continued, referring to the case brought by Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll.

During his discussion with Mace, Stephanopoulos repeated the claim 10 times despite the fact that a jury found that Trump was not guilty of the charge.

The settlement was publicly filed on Saturday, revealing that the two parties have come to an agreement and avoided a costly trial. According to the settlement, ABC News will pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a “Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) have established in the past.” Additionally, the network will pay $1 million in Trump’s attorney fees.

After Trump sued for defamation, Stephanopoulos was a pissy little midget - telling CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert that he wouldn’t be “cowed out of doing my job because of a threat”.

Nevertheless, ABC parent company Disney has fired Stephanopoulos.

The settlement came after FPSA Magistrate Judge Lisette M. Reid recently ordered Trump and Stephanopoulos to attend an in-person deposition hearing next week ahead of the December 24 deadline for the defendants to file a motion for summary judgment, in order to avoid a trial.

In his lawsuit against Stephanopoulos and ABC, Trump was represented by Florida attorneys Alejandro Brito and Richard Klugh, who also represent the president-elect in his legal case against CNN. The settlement with ABC was filed in the Southern District of Florida Federal Court where both parties signed and agreed to the terms.

The settlement is the latest in a string of legal victories for President Trump - ranging from the dismissal of his 2020 election fraud lawsuit to his classified records case. President Trump was also granted a request to file a motion to dismiss in his New York “Stormy Daniels” case.

Trump is separately suing CBS News for $10 billion in damages over “deceptive conduct”.