The Trump-ABC News settlement
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News over inaccurate statements made by news host George Stephanopoulos during a segment in March. As part of the settlement, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a "Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the United States of America have established in the past." Additionally, the network will pay $1 million to cover Trump's attorney fees and issued a statement of "regret" as an editor's note at the bottom of an online article from March 10.
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| 1:36.7 | We're going to be talking about the Trump ABC News settlement. |
| 1:41.0 | In case you missed it, President-elect Donald Trump settled a defamation lawsuit with ABC News over inaccurate statements that were made by George Stephanopoulos. |
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