Months after Kaplan’s clarification of the jury’s finding, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos said on the air that Trump was found liable for rape. Because Trump relies on frivolous lawsuits to silence his critics and uses protracted and unethical litigation as his bullwhip, he sued ABC for defamation.

The settlement calls for ABC to pay the $15 million toward Trump’s presidential museum and foundation, which allows the network to categorize the expense as a charitable contribution. ABC has also appended an apology to its prior reporting to clarify the legal distinctions in the case.

The lawsuit stemmed from an interview in March 2024 where TV host George Stephanopoulos incorrectly said Trump had been found "liable for rape."

These back-to-back developments prompted considerable hand-wringing among media commentators and lawyers, many of whom argued that ABC had caved to Trump on a winnable case, perha

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is making good on his threats to go after the media in court, with several recent lawsuits seeking damages against major publishers over what he describes as false or misleading coverage.

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuits against Disney, Gannett and other news outlets. ABC News agreed to settle a lawsuit from President-elect Donald Trump, paying $16 million over comments ABC’s George Stephanopoulos made about Trump and the writer E.