ABC News to Pay $15 Million and Apologize to Settle Defamation Lawsuit Filed By Donald Trump
ABC News has agreed to apologize and pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump for comments made on air by George Stephanopoulos in March.
The settlement was filed on Saturday and signed by Trump, Stephanopoulos and ABC News’ station chief Debra OConnell. Fox News Digital was the first to report the news.
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The settlement was filed on Saturday and signed by Trump, Stephanopoulos and ABC News’ station chief Debra OConnell. Fox News Digital was the first to report the news.
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- 12/14/2024
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
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