ABC employees and the rest of the left are not taking the news of Trump’s massive legal victory over the fake news network and sniveling anchor George Stephanopoulos well at all.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump was supposed to be deposed the week before Christmas in his defamation case against ABC News.
Trump sued the network earlier this year after Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was “found liable for r*pe” by a Manhattan jury in the E. Jean Carroll case. The corrupt leftist jury found Trump liable for defaming certified nut E.Jean Carroll, not for r*pe.
Stephanopoulos defamed Trump during an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) earlier this year. He also smeared Mace, an actual rape victim, in the process.
ABC and Stephanopoulos now must pay Trump a whopping $15 MILLION for their sick comments, plus 1 Million for the Trump team legal fees. The 15 Million will be donated to “a Presidential Foundation and Museum” established by president-elect Trump.
Moreover, they must issue statements of “regret” as an editor’s note at the bottom of an online article on March 10, 2024, about comments made earlier this year that prompted Trump to file a defamation lawsuit.
According to independent reporter Yashar Ali, ABC News ‘talent’ and staffers are livid and shocked over the settlement. According to Ali, this is because they have faced budget cuts and layoffs in recent years.
ABC News talent and staff I’ve been talking to over the past few hours are stunned and furious about this settlement.
Their anger primarily stems from the fact that they have faced repeated budget and compensation cuts in recent years, experienced layoffs, and yet the network —… https://t.co/m5RJCmR6Su
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 15, 2024
The freakout has also extended to prominent media organizations and figures, including National Public Radio (NPR) and lead Democrat henchman and attorney Marc Elias. MSNBC also got into the act.
Wow. Feels like one more mainstream news organization bending the knee. https://t.co/VqQo8WGyo0
— Eric Deggans at NPR (@Deggans) December 14, 2024
This is both confusing and disheartening. #Disney and #ABC caving to Trump: ABC News to Apologize in Trump Defamation Settlement https://t.co/vzCNCIiFrP
— Sharon Waxman (follow me on Threads @sharonwaxman (@sharonwaxman) December 14, 2024
The big Q about the Trump-ABC settlement: Why did ABC agree to pay and apologize? The network won’t say. It could have kept fighting in court, but decided to pay $$ to end the dispute and make the case go away. (A common move, but with an unusual plaintiff, the president-elect.) pic.twitter.com/nwKKpQy51c
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 14, 2024
Knee bent. Ring kissed. Another legacy news outlet chooses obedience.
A reminder, Democracy Docket is fiercely independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. It will not back down. It will not obey. Sign-up to support. https://t.co/0PSBfyQbMf… https://t.co/6vOCefpS3y
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 14, 2024
“I think it’s a concerning sign that ABC buckled. They were just about to take the deposition of Donald Trump this week, which would have helped solidify their case, which is already, in my view, a strong case…yet 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 like it could be an inflection point in the Orbanization of our politics.
I hope it isn’t.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 14, 2024
The tears from these leftists will be even sweeter when Trump returns to the Oval Office next month.
