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Summary

ABC News faces bipartisan backlash after settling a $15M defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump over anchor George Stephanopoulos's inaccurate claim that Trump was "found liable for rape" in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits.

The settlement includes a public apology, $1M in legal fees, and a $15M donation to Trump’s presidential library.

Critics, including legal experts and political figures, accuse ABC of prioritizing profit over principle, arguing the case was winnable if litigated.

This follows broader debates on media accountability and legacy outlets' handling of defamation lawsuits. Trump denies wrongdoing in Carroll’s related cases.

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[–] Godort@lemm.ee 210 points 1 week ago (25 children)

Was the case winnable? Yeah, almost certainly.

Would the upcoming administration try to get revenge after losing a high profile case like this? Also almost certain.

ABCs bean counters realized that $15M as a donation would be cheaper than trying to fight the government constantly over the next 4 years.

You voted for this.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 166 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Complying in advance is how we get fascist government.

That is the first lesson in "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the 20th Century" by Prof. Snyder

This is sign that our media completely capitulated and won't even try to fight to preserve our democracy.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Our media has long been bought. That's through advertising. News should not be allowed to run ads.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was all the consolidation. They're little feifdoms now.

Best we can hope for is some new medium to rise up that they cannot buy out.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Boom! Fediverse

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