Defamation suit
US broadcaster pays Donald Trump millions
In a legal dispute over defamation, the future US President's lawyers and the television station ABC have agreed on a settlement. This gives Donald Trump a real windfall.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The broadcaster has agreed to a payment of 15 million dollars (around 14.2 million euros). The money is to go to a charitable presidential foundation and a Trump museum and the legal dispute will be settled accordingly, according to a corresponding court document. The compensation payment is to be accompanied by a public statement of regret for the mistake.
ABC will also pay one million US dollars in legal fees to Trump. The Republican had sued the broadcaster and its presenter George Stephanopoulos for defamation.
Presenter spoke of rape conviction
In March, Stephanopoulos had said in an interview with Republican MP Nancy Mace that Trump had been convicted under civil law for the rape of US author E. Jean Carroll had been convicted. In fact, in 2023, a New York jury found that Trump had assaulted, sexually abused and later defamed Carroll in a New York department store in 1996. The accusation of rape was dismissed.
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