ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

A story that won’t go away: ABC News’ decision to settle with Donald Trump

Usually in the chaotic and busy world of media, stories don’t stay in the news cycle too long. Something happens. Everyone reacts. Then that news is replaced by some other […] The post A story that won’t go away: ABC News’ decision to settle with Donald Trump appeared first on Poynter.

Noah Feldman: ABC’s decision to settle Trump’s defamation suit makes sense

To decide whether you think this criticism is legitimate, you need to understand two things: the legal rule for defamation of a public figure like Trump, and the technical details of the jury’s findings about what Trump did to Carroll in the 1990s.

Why Did ABC Roll Over and Beg Trump for Mercy?

Caught in a lie: Trump’s $15M triumph over ABC!

We all make mistakes, but unlike ABC News, it’s not usually to the tune of $15 million.According to the settlement, ABC News will pay the millions as a charitable contribution to a “Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the United States of Americ...

Stephanopoulos May Be OUT at ABC News <br/>After $15 Million Trump Defamation Settlement

George Stephanopoulos may be OUT at ABC News after CEO Bob Iger decided to pay out a $15 million defamation settlement, plus $1 million to cover Trump’s attor

ABC settles Trump’s lawsuit

The prime-time commentators on the Fox News Channel ardently support President-elect Donald Trump, and so they had every right to gloat when word came out that ABC News had settled Trump’s lawsuit over its March 10 “This Week” show.