LEGAL: “Former President Donald Trump on Monday sued ABC, ABC News and host George Stephanopoulos, claiming comments made by Stephanopoulos during a recent interview were defamatory.
In the interview, Stephanopoulos asked Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, about the two juries that awarded the writer E. Jean Carroll a combined $88.3 million in damages stemming from her claim that Trump sexually abused her decades ago and committed defamation in denying the attack…
In Trump’s complaint, he accuses Stephanopoulos of acting ‘with actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth,’ and claims that Stephanopoulos ‘knows that these statements are patently and demonstrably false.'”
-Graham Kates and Katrina Kaufman, “Trump is suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation. Here’s what to know about his claim.,” cbsnews.com, March 19, 2024