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Trump sues ABC, George Stephanopoulos for defamation after host accused him of rape in Mace interview
New York Post ^ | Updated March 19, 2024, 9:16 a.m. ET | Isabel Keane

Posted on 03/20/2024 4:30:19 AM PDT by airdalecheif

Former President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, claiming his reputation was tarnished by the anchor saying multiple times on-air that Trump had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.

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In a 20-page complaint, Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito, accused Stephanopoulos of making the false statements “with actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth.” The lawsuit claims the statements were distributed widely to third parties and repeated.
1 posted on 03/20/2024 4:30:19 AM PDT by airdalecheif
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To: airdalecheif

Hope he asks for $460 million in compensation.


2 posted on 03/20/2024 4:33:55 AM PDT by plangent
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To: plangent

Make it 2 billion. Why not?


3 posted on 03/20/2024 4:37:08 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: Hyman Roth

2 billion, and a 1/2 hour time slot every evening. We could have a lot of fun with that.


4 posted on 03/20/2024 4:46:21 AM PDT by Fireone (Who killed Obama's chef?)
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To: airdalecheif

“Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape.”

Fairly cut and dried. It was venomous malice of course, but malice is not required to be affirmed in this case. Trump’s reputation was tarnished and the intent of making the statement was to tarnish Trump’s reputation to score a debate point.

Trump merely said, “I did not rape her” and it supposedly will cost him $83 million.


5 posted on 03/20/2024 5:24:13 AM PDT by odawg
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To: plangent

To be fair, the trial should be held in a deep-red district of a deep-red city in a deep-red state.


6 posted on 03/20/2024 5:41:29 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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To: airdalecheif

Discovery process is a bitch.


7 posted on 03/20/2024 5:48:14 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: silent majority rising

If they both had to be at the deposition(s) at the same time, they should charge people to watch. I would pay


8 posted on 03/20/2024 5:53:21 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: airdalecheif

The Two Tiered injustice system will not allow the propaganda arm of the DNC to be harmed.


9 posted on 03/20/2024 5:58:11 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: airdalecheif

He should sue for $845 million dollars.


10 posted on 03/20/2024 6:09:55 AM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: plangent

and I hope after winning they are not allowed to appeal without first paying that!


11 posted on 03/20/2024 6:28:24 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: airdalecheif

Somewhere there is a black robed tyrant hoping she/he/it gets the honor of throwing Trump’s lawsuit out of court.


12 posted on 03/20/2024 7:47:57 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Could a "caravan" of freeloading U.S. citizens be able to make it into Mexico before they are shot?)
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