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The 15 million dollars Settlement between ABC News, George Stephanopoulos and President-elect Trump Those with objectivity and common sense welcomed it, while the left lost its collective mind once again in what has become a daily occurrence since the November 5th election.
This was the settlement ABC News was forced to make, because the evidence against them was as clear as crystal from the video. To review, Stephanopoulos, who is described as a news anchor but acts and sounds more like the Democratic operative and pitbull who was in the Clinton administration, reiterated that 10 On other occasions during a March interview with Rep. Nancy Mace, the false claim that Trump was convicted of rape in a civil case brought by E.B. Jane Carroll, which took place in a New York courtroom earlier this year.
Stephanopoulos also claimed that Trump was found guilty of defaming Carroll.
Two problems: That's not what the jury found.
“How do you reconcile your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?” Stephanopoulos asked Mayes piously on ABC's “This Week.” On March 10th.
ABC George Stephanopoulos (Getty Images)
He also declared: “You endorsed Donald Trump for President. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and defamation of the victim of that rape.” Mays was questioned about her endorsement because she was sexually assaulted at the age of 16, prompting Stephanopoulos to attempt to shame her and paint her as a hypocrite.
Trump immediately sued ABC and the broadcaster for defamation. The case was ongoing when the network made a stunning announcement on Saturday that it would apologize and pay $15 million to Trump's “Presidential Foundation and Museum” which would be created by or for the plaintiff, as they have been created by presidents of the United States of America in the past. ”
The network will also pay Trump's legal fees, which amount to about $1 million.
The victory of the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president adds to his impressive post-election run on the legal front. In the past 40 days, Special Counsel Jack Smith dropped the two federal cases against Trump. In Georgia, the RICO case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis continues to unravel, with a Georgia judge now ordering Willis to turn over all communications she may have had with Smith, with many legal analysts saying the case was already in serious jeopardy. . In New York, Judge Juan Merchan agreed to Trump's legal team's request to drop all charges against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, while postponing the sentencing date until after he leaves office. The case will likely be dismissed on appeal long before then.
Conservative and moderate commentators have criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for filing a case against Navy vet Daniel Penny, who was charged in the 2023 death of homeless man Jordan Neely. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
On the left, the collapse over the settlement continued.
“Wow. It's like another major news organization on its knees,” wrote media analyst Eric Dagans of taxpayer-funded NPR station Channel X.
“Bend the knee. Kiss the ring. Another old news outlet that chooses to obey,” said Mark Elias, a Democratic lawyer who helped push the discredited Steele case.
“The ABC settlement with Trump sounds like it could be an inflection point in the process of Europeanization of our politics. I hope it's not,” Bill Kristol said on
Rep. Nancy Mace, a rape survivor, said she felt personally attacked by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. (Fox News)
In addition to clearly mischaracterizing the court's decision, ABC News also likely settled here because it feared what might be revealed in the discovery process. Remember, the network's news division is run by Dana Walden, an old and dear friend of Vice Presidents Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff. Walden introduced the pair about a decade ago.
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ABC was also rightly accused of overwhelming bias in the first and only presidential debate between Harris and Trump, where moderators David Muir and Lynsey Davis fact-checked Trump five times while not doing the same with Harris despite ample odds. According to the Center for Media Research, of the first 100 stories ABC News published about Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, all 100 were positive.
As for Trump, he is having the best six weeks of his life. He won the popular vote when few thought he could. He swept all the swing states, proving many pollsters and forecasters wrong. once again. Republicans regained control of the Senate and took control of the House of Representatives.
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Opinion polls show that a majority of voters approve of his transfer. For the first time, the RealClearPolitics average of polls shows that more voters view Trump favorably than unfavorably. In 2016, he had more than 35 points Underwater Between its favorable/unfavorable numbers.
Undoubtedly, the media will be more careful with its language and rhetoric.
And maybe, just maybe, they'll engage in less activism and more journalism during Trump: The Sequel.
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