ABC staff and the remainder of the left will not be taking the information of Trump’s huge authorized victory over the faux information community and sniveling anchor George Stephanopoulos effectively in any respect.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump was imagined 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 responsible for r*pe” by a Manhattan jury within the E. Jean Carroll case. The corrupt leftist jury discovered Trump responsible 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 workforce authorized charges. The 15 Million will likely be donated to “a Presidential Basis and Museum” established by president-elect Trump.
Furthermore, they have to challenge statements of “remorse” as an editor’s word 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.
Based on unbiased reporter Yashar Ali, ABC Information ‘expertise’ and staffers are furious and shocked over the settlement. Based on Ali, it’s because they’ve confronted funds cuts and layoffs in recent times.
ABC Information expertise and workers I’ve been speaking to over the previous few hours are surprised and livid about this settlement.
Their anger primarily stems from the truth that they’ve confronted repeated funds and compensation cuts in recent times, 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 received into the act.
Wow. Appears like yet one more 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 large Q in regards to the Trump-ABC settlement: Why did ABC comply with pay and apologize? The community gained’t say. It might have saved preventing in court docket, however determined to pay $$ to finish the dispute and make the case go away. (A typical 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 unbiased and unapologetically pro-democracy. It won’t again down. It won’t obey. Signal-up to assist. https://t.co/0PSBfyQbMf… https://t.co/6vOCefpS3y
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 14, 2024
“I believe it’s a regarding signal that ABC buckled. They had 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 powerful 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 will likely be even sweeter when Trump returns to the Oval Workplace subsequent month.