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George Stephanopoulos and ABC agree to apologize and pay Trump $15M. Why did they settle?

This was the libal/slander suit over referring to Trump a a rapist in the E Jean Carroll case. 

Posted - December 15
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  • 11091
    George has better hair than Trump.
      December 15, 2024 10:44 AM MST
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  • 3817
    Bald people have better hair than Trump.
      December 15, 2024 10:52 AM MST
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  • 11091
    You know, if Trump wore glasses like George, he would be taken more seriously.  He should consider that.
      December 15, 2024 11:13 AM MST
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  • 3817
    The only thing that would make me take Trump more seriously is if he was in a coma and couldn't speak.
      December 15, 2024 3:31 PM MST
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  • 3817
    My understanding is that the $15 million is not being paid directly to Trump but will go towards Trump's presidential library.  Personally, I think $15 million is a lot of money to pay for one book, but what do I know?
      December 15, 2024 10:54 AM MST
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  • 34417
    They have to pay it.  That is enough. 

    Why do you think they settled instead of fighting it?
      December 15, 2024 1:35 PM MST
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  • 3817
    Because the way Trump fights lawsuits it will cost them $30 million to fight it.
      December 15, 2024 3:29 PM MST
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  • 34417
    That is a theory.  
    I do find it interesting,  that they decided to settle after the judge ordered the go ahead to show emails and the deposition of Stephanopoulos. 
      December 15, 2024 4:18 PM MST
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  • 3817
    If you look at all the lawsuits that Trump has delayed, including the ones that would have him tried and possibly in jail before the election, it isn't a theory.
      December 15, 2024 5:55 PM MST
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  • 34417
    It is a theory, until ABC or Stephanopoulos confirms that was their reason.  Just as mine is also a theory. 
      December 15, 2024 7:07 PM MST
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  • 11143

    The Judge ruled that Trump forced him self on Carroll and did hand stuff. That’s rape in my books. Cheers!

      December 15, 2024 11:44 AM MST
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  • 34417
    Cost them $15M.  It was not rape legally, and it was not a criminal case, it was civil case for deflamation.  Standard of proof is only 51%.  Criminal case would never hold up for this. 

    So do you consider Biden a rapist? Tara Reade claims same type of assault. 
      December 15, 2024 1:34 PM MST
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