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Donald Trump Files Defamation Suit Against ABC News, George Stephanopoulos After Host Accused Him of Rape
Breitbart ^ | 03/19/2024 | WENDELL HUSEBØ

Posted on 03/19/2024 11:22:28 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Former President Donald Trump filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against ABC News and its network anchor George Stephanopoulos, alleging his reputation was besmirched by Stephanopoulos’s claim that a jury found Trump “liable for rape” in the E. Jean Carroll case.

The incident occurred during Stephanopoulos’s interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) on March 10. Stephanopoulos said during the interview, “Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?”

Neither Stephanopoulos nor ABC News issued a correction or apology as of Tuesday morning.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ejeancarroll; rape; stephanopoulos; suit; trump
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To: william clark

The jury did not accept that Trump raped the woman. They voted for the other...thing.


21 posted on 03/19/2024 12:20:12 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I think Musk will be helping him financially. Just a guess.


22 posted on 03/19/2024 12:25:38 PM PDT by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: georgia peach

Trump needs to call his Saudi friends they have PLENTY of cash!!!


23 posted on 03/19/2024 12:28:00 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Trump raped Stephanopoulos? /s


24 posted on 03/19/2024 12:28:50 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Good!


25 posted on 03/19/2024 12:31:05 PM PDT by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never be a slave in a new Socialist America..)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Mr. President. DO NOT ACCEPT their apologies.

Take lawsuit to conclusion. DO NOT SETTLE.


26 posted on 03/19/2024 12:31:25 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not many prople are aware that Stephanopoulos has an uncle that is just a few years older but looks exactly like him. That made it kind of wierd when I met him some years ago.

The surprising thing is that uncle Stephanopoulos, unlike his younger nephew, is a total conservative and big Trump supporter. Good for him.


27 posted on 03/19/2024 12:36:49 PM PDT by pelican001
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To: faucetman

He wont settle he will take it to court and get MILLIONS


28 posted on 03/19/2024 12:36:56 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He should sue for $500 million.


29 posted on 03/19/2024 1:03:02 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: BluH2o

he carried the leg end of vince foster to the park


30 posted on 03/19/2024 1:03:45 PM PDT by al baby (I know sarcasm )
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To: stanne

Yes, I’ve seen the interview. I think he was intentionally walking that fine line, by citing the judge’s finding and using that wording. If he’d gone outside the boundary of that phrasing, Trump would have a case.


31 posted on 03/19/2024 1:22:23 PM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Judgment in favor of Trump for the amount his accuser was awarded from him.


32 posted on 03/19/2024 1:25:01 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: lurk

You’re exactly right, and the judge threw justice, rationality and common decency out the window with his ruling, but Stephanopoulos can’t legitimately be accused of defamation merely on the basis of making that reference. Fox News was sued because they merely reported Trump’s allegations regarding the 2020 election. That was absurd, and this falls under the same umbrella.

Trust me, I wish George had been careless enough with his wording to provide Trump with a legal case.


33 posted on 03/19/2024 1:27:04 PM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Fake news should be sued for at least $500 million each


34 posted on 03/19/2024 1:46:12 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: william clark
You are 100% incorrect!

Trump was NOT "found liable for rape"; not by the judge nor the jury! Go look it up, as I shan't tell you the exact words, because you either won't believe what I tell you, nor shall you remember it, as you will, by looking it up/reading it for yourself!

35 posted on 03/19/2024 1:48:35 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Funny how when Clinton was in office actually raping women, it was no big deal.

Now, suddenly, democrats take the moral high ground?


36 posted on 03/19/2024 2:01:13 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: william clark

Ba


37 posted on 03/19/2024 2:02:52 PM PDT by stanne
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To: nopardons

Big on mind-reading, are you?

While my recollection may not be the sharpest, a quick bit of research finds that the jury found Trump liable for “sexual abuse.” The imbecile judge later stated “The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape’... Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”

Sorry if I confused you by connecting two pieces of information to make a factual point. But hey, enjoy your semantic victory.


38 posted on 03/19/2024 2:27:31 PM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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To: blackdog

George has the face of a cheese eating rat bastard. The look fits him perfect. The only thing missing are the facial whiskers. The people who listen to him are as stupid as Joe Biden.


39 posted on 03/19/2024 2:36:27 PM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: william clark
Poor baby, did I hurt your widdle feelings?

Then learn how to compose a factual statement, that is NOT misleading!

Posting what you did in your first post led to my comment.

Posting what you just did, was the correct one, which you did NOT post.

Hopefully, you have now learned your lesson.

40 posted on 03/19/2024 2:42:34 PM PDT by nopardons
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