ABC staff and the remainder of the left will not be taking the information of Trump’s large authorized victory over the pretend information community and sniveling anchor George Stephanopoulos effectively in any respect.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump was alleged to be deposed the week earlier than Christmas in his defamation case towards ABC Information.
Trump sued the community earlier this 12 months after Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was “discovered accountable for r*pe” by a Manhattan jury within the E. Jean Carroll case. The corrupt leftist jury discovered Trump accountable for defaming licensed nut E.Jean Carroll, not for r*pe.
Stephanopoulos defamed Trump throughout an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) earlier this 12 months. He additionally smeared Mace, an precise rape sufferer, within the course of.
ABC and Stephanopoulos now should pay Trump a whopping $15 MILLION for his or her sick feedback, plus 1 Million for the Trump group authorized charges. The 15 Million might be donated to “a Presidential Basis and Museum” established by president-elect Trump.
Furthermore, they need to subject statements of “remorse” as an editor’s observe on the backside of a web-based article on March 10, 2024, about feedback made earlier this 12 months that prompted Trump to file a defamation lawsuit.
In accordance with impartial reporter Yashar Ali, ABC Information ‘expertise’ and staffers are furious and shocked over the settlement. In accordance with Ali, it’s because they’ve confronted finances cuts and layoffs lately.
ABC Information expertise and workers I’ve been speaking to over the previous few hours are shocked and livid about this settlement.
Their anger primarily stems from the truth that they’ve confronted repeated finances and compensation cuts lately, skilled layoffs, and but the community —… https://t.co/m5RJCmR6Su
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 15, 2024
The freakout has additionally prolonged to outstanding media organizations and figures, together with Nationwide Public Radio (NPR) and lead Democrat henchman and lawyer Marc Elias. MSNBC additionally bought into the act.
Wow. Appears like another mainstream information group bending the knee. https://t.co/VqQo8WGyo0
— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) December 14, 2024
That is each complicated and disheartening. #Disney and #ABC caving to Trump: ABC Information to Apologize in Trump Defamation Settlement https://t.co/vzCNCIiFrP
— Sharon Waxman (observe me on Threads @sharonwaxman (@sharonwaxman) December 14, 2024
The massive Q in regards to the Trump-ABC settlement: Why did ABC comply with pay and apologize? The community gained’t say. It may have saved combating in court docket, however determined to pay $$ to finish the dispute and make the case go away. (A standard transfer, however with an uncommon plaintiff, the president-elect.) pic.twitter.com/nwKKpQy51c
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 14, 2024
Knee bent. Ring kissed. One other legacy information outlet chooses obedience.
A reminder, Democracy Docket is fiercely impartial and unapologetically pro-democracy. It is not going to again down. It is not going to obey. Signal-up to assist. https://t.co/0PSBfyQbMf… https://t.co/6vOCefpS3y
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 14, 2024
“I feel it’s a regarding signal that ABC buckled. They have been nearly to take the deposition of Donald Trump this week, which might have helped solidify their case, which is already, in my opinion, a robust case…but they…caved.” – @BarbMcQuade on MSNBC’s Velshi w/o @AliVelshi pic.twitter.com/cMBPPnDRhq
— Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) December 15, 2024
ABC’s settlement with Trump feels prefer it may very well be an inflection level within the Orbanization of our politics.
I hope it isn’t.
— Invoice Kristol (@BillKristol) December 14, 2024
The tears from these leftists might be even sweeter when Trump returns to the Oval Workplace subsequent month.
