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ABC News settlement with Trump sends chill through media

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ABC News’s decision to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Trump is sending a chill through the media, with press organizations suggesting it is a major blow.

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  1. ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

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    ABC News settlement with Trump sends chill through media

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  1. CBS News

    ABC News agrees to contribute $15 million to Trump presidential foundation to settle defamation suit (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    ABC News agreed to contribute $15 million to President-elect Donald Trump's presidential foundation and museum to settle the defamation suit filed by Trump.

  2. The Hollywood Reporter

    ABC News to Apologize and Pay $15M to Settle Defamation Suit Brought By President-Elect Donald Trump (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    ABC News settles defamation suit from President Trump brought against George Stephanopoulos over interview comments.

  3. Newsweek

    Donald Trump gets big win as ABC apologizes, agrees to pay $15 million (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump filed his defamation suit after an ABC News anchor claimed that he had been "found liable for rape" in connection to writer E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits.

  4. Deadline

    ABC Settles Donald Trump Defamation Case; Network Will Contribute $15 Million To President-Elect’s Foundation And Museum (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    ABC has agreed to contribute $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential foundation and museum as part of a settlement reached in Trump's defamation case against the network, according to a court filing today.

  5. NBC News

    ABC to pay $15 million legal settlement in Trump defamation case (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    ABC News will pay $15 million as part of a legal settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, closing out a dispute that centered on an interview in which Trump alleged anchor George Stephanopoulos defamed him.

  6. Forbes

    ABC News Pays $15 Million To Settle Donald Trump’s Defamation Suit (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The president-elect sued the network after an anchor repeatedly claimed Trump was found liable for rape, not sexual abuse.

  7. Insider

    ABC News will pay $15 million to Trump's future presidential library to settle suit over Stephanopoulos comments (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump filed a defamation lawsuit over inaccurate comments made by the anchor George Stephanopoulos on a March episode of ABC's "This Week."

  8. Variety

    ABC News Settles Donald Trump’s Defamation Suit for $15 Million (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million to settle the defamation lawsuit brought against George Stephanopoulos and the network by Donald Trump.

  9. Fox News

    George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    ABC News and George Stephanopoulos agreed to settle with President-elect Donald Trump in regards to his defamation suit against the news network.

  10. The Daily Caller

    ABC News, George Stephanopoulos Settle Trump Defamation Suit, Forced To Pay President-Elect Millions (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    ABC News and top anchor George Stephanopoulos agreed with President-elect Donald Trump to settle Trump

  11. Washington Examiner

    Stephanopoulos, ABC News ordered to apologize, pay millions in Trump settlement (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The lawsuit comes after Trump sued Stephanopoulos for comments he made claiming the president-elect had been found liable for rape.

  12. Foxla

    ABC News agrees to give $15 million to Trump presidential library to settle defamation suit (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit.

  13. WSVN Miami

    ABC News settles defamation suit with Trump for $15 million - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in his defamation suit. The network will pay $15 million to a

  14. Daily Journal

    ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’ inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.

  15. KVIA El Paso

    ABC News settles defamation suit with Trump for $15 million (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — ABC News will pay $15 million to a “presidential foundation and museum” in a settlement reached with President-elect Donald Trump in his defamation suit against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos.

  16. RedState

  17. Legitgov

  18. Salon

    ABC agrees to settle Trump defamation lawsuit for $15 million (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Donald Trump sued the network after George Stephanopoulos said he'd been found "liable for rape."

  19. UPI

    ABC News to pay $15 million to settle Trump's defamation suit (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    ABC News will pay $15 million in President-elect Donald Trump in a defamation suit against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos.

  20. Al Jazeera

    ABC News to pay $15m, apologise to settle Trump defamation suit (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The lawsuit stemmed from a top anchor’s inaccurate on-air remarks about a sexual abuse case involving Trump.

  21. NewsBusters

    ABC Settles With Trump in Defamation Suit, to Pay $15 Million Towards Future Library (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    As first reported by Fox News Digital, ABC News and President-elect Donald Trump reached a $15 million settlement on Saturday after This Week host George Stephanopoulos falsely accused Trump of being found "liable for rape" in the E. Jean Carroll case.

  22. The Brunswick News

    ABC settles Trump defamation case with a $15 million donation (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    WASHINGTON — ABC has agreed to donate $15 million to Donald Trump’s future presidential foundation or museum to settle claims that one of its anchors defamed the president-elect in describing

  23. Reason

    The Trump v. ABC Defamation Decision That Led to the $15M Settlement (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    From the July 24 opinion by Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga (S.D. Fla.) that led to ABC's $15M (plus $1M in attorney fees plus an editor's note) settlement

  24. PJ Media

  25. Hot Air

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