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ABC agreed on Dec. 14, 2024, to settle Donald Trump’s defamation suit for $15 million toward his future presidential library and $1 million in legal fees. The case ended before trial, after George Stephanopoulos falsely said Trump had been found liable for rape in E. Jean Carroll’s civil case, when the jury had actually found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
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ABC agreed on Dec. 14, 2024, to settle Donald Trump’s defamation suit for $15 million toward his future presidential library and $1 million in legal fees. The case ended before trial, after George Stephanopoulos falsely said Trump had been found liable for rape in E. Jean Carroll’s civil case, when the jury had actually found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
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