President-elect Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit towards ABC Information in March, and the case has now been resolved.
Discover out extra concerning the lawsuit and its consequence beneath.
Why Did Trump Sue ABC Information?
Trump filed a defamation lawsuit towards George Stephanopoulos after the ABC Information anchor claimed throughout a March interview that Trump had been discovered “answerable for rape” in a civil case. The comment was made throughout a heated alternate between Stephanopoulos and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., following a clip wherein Mace mentioned being a rape sufferer.
After airing the clip, Stephanopoulos questioned Mace on her endorsement of Trump, stating that judges and two separate juries had discovered Trump “answerable for rape and for defaming the sufferer of that rape.” This remark referred to the authorized victory by Trump’s accuser, E. Jean Carroll.
Stephanopoulos repeated the declare a number of occasions through the interview, even supposing Trump had solely been discovered answerable for sexual abuse, not rape, within the 2023 case filed by the author. Below New York regulation, sexual abuse is distinct from rape. In a subsequent ruling, Choose Lewis Kaplan clarified that whereas Carroll had not confirmed rape “throughout the that means of New York Penal Regulation,” it didn’t imply that Trump had not “raped” her within the broader, widespread understanding of the time period.
How A lot Cash Does ABC Information Need to Pay Trump?
The information community has agreed to pay Donald Trump $15 million as a part of the settlement, with the funds earmarked for donation to a fund devoted to “a presidential basis and museum” for Trump. Moreover, the settlement features a cost of $1 million to cowl Trump’s legal professional charges, together with a proper apology from ABC Information.
An editor’s observe was additionally added to the underside of the March 10, 2024, online article regarding the feedback that prompted Trump’s defamation lawsuit. The observe reads: “ABC Information and George Stephanopoulos remorse statements relating to President Donald J. Trump made throughout an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024.”
