this seems quite targeted and i don't think george stephanopoulos was wrong. i'm sorry. >> now you all got nothing to say or else there is a lawsuit. this is the affect. my mom is about to text me, shut up. >> what i was going to say is i'm not sure if george stephanopoulos was wrong but where this case emerges from or where he got tripped up is in attempting to describe what was found by the jury. as you noted, the jury itself found very precisely that donald trump did not commit rape within the technical definition of the new york criminal code. they found him liable for sexual abuse. judge kaplan who is in the near case brought by trend 50 find -- in a separate finding, said he could not sue e. jean carroll for the verdict because colloquial speaking, what trump did to e. jean carroll could be understood by normal nonlegal people as a rape. essentially what they found is that he digitally penetrated her. but new york law said that unless there is genital to genital contact, it is not rape. the problem with what george stephanopoulos said is that he was tryi

so when george stephanopoulos said rape, you know, trump argues that is factually inaccurate.andard for proving defamation is extremely high under american law. and because trump is a public figure, he would have had to demonstrate that the statement was factually false and that stephanopoulos knew that it was false when he made it. and one thing that... so was there...are you suggesting, then — sorry to interrupt — that if abc had chosen to defend, it would have had a case and it would have been quite hard for donald trump to win this? yeah. i think that abc had a number of very strong defences, especially given this high standard. i mean, one big fact was that the judge in this case held that trump, in considering the justification for the damage award, the judge held that the common use of the term rape and, in fact, the definition of rape under other jurisdictions, including under federal law, would cover the conduct that trump was found liable for engaging in. i think there would also be the question of whether he was additionally defamed by saying rape versus sexual abus

both abc and george stephanopoulos ordered to issue statements of regret as part of the deal.et's bring in fox news contributor joe concha. for the viewers who don't know, take us back and tell us about what happened to summarize the nuts and bolts. >> in this civil case, reaching carol and couldn't remember the care of alleged assault that took place nearly 30 years ago but the case was tried in new york state which passed any law to allow this case to go forward to proceed during election year. it was weapon is because of political reasons. during an interview with the congresswoman in south carolina, george stephanopoulos repeated donald trump rate by my count and watching the interview, ten times during the interrogation that was supposed to be an interview it is simply was not true. he did it in an attempt to shame her so here we are now, obviously the court found trump should be paid 15 million but abc news also has to make a statement of apology. i'm sorry, it is not the generic statement. he needs to apologize on the air where he made this false allegation in the abc n

variety magazine reports george stephanopoulos may leave abc news, that george stephanopoulos is outragedhugh humiliated abd $60 million to settle trump's deaf immigration suit after the abc host repeated false claims. tonight attorney leo terrell here to react on what watchdogs call the growing media credibility crisis plus this story. >> i've never been that impressed with his political operation. >> biden's operation? >> yeah, i'm not. i just haven't been. >> i think it's a legitimate question to say, is this an episode or is this a condition? liz: okay, after speaker pelosi forced biden out of the race, and just basically took public shots at biden in the process, now president biden is doing payback. tonight we have the sound of president biden going afterrer speaker pelosi's biggest vulnerability. it is her own credibility crisis but first, antifa protesters forced chicago citizens to be removed from a chicago city hall meeting. this is also a meeting about massive tax hikes the democratic socialist sanctuary mayor just got it and won that to pay for the taxpayer cash he doled out t

but that is far different than george stephanopoulos lying about what happened to donald trump. than these other lawsuits. they're not about policy. they are about legal terms and the characterization of the president. was it legal and lawful. howard: let me turn now to the des moines register lawsuit. so trump's lawsuit says that seltzer's polling, ann is seltzer, was not an astonishing coincidence. it was intentional, she knew exactly what she was doing, it was election interfering action. fiction, excuse me. so when the suit was just a threat, a spokeswoman for the register said the paper had released all its technical information. we stand by our reporting on the matter and believe a lawsuit would be without merit. and ann seltzer told iowa if pbs the following. >> but to suggest without a single shred of evidence that i was in cahoots with somebody, i was being paid by somebody, it's all just kind of -- it's hard to pay too much attention to it except that they are accusing me of a crime. howard: laura, do you think this suit if it is to be pursued will find any wrongdoing

abc and anchor george stephanopoulos. under the terms, abc will make a $15 million charitable contribution to a, presidential foundation and museum. issue a public apology and pay $1 million in legal fees to trump. >> and it comes from a march interview stephanopoulos conducted earlier this year with south carolina congresswoman nancy mace. during that interview, stephanopoulos said ten times that a jury found trump, quote, raped writer e jean carroll. but actually, the jury found trump liable for sexual battery, not rape. in the civil case that carroll filed, as well as defamation. >> let's discuss this now with cnn's chief media analyst brian stelter. good morning brian. so tell us how big of a win this is for president elect trump? >> yeah, $15 million and the attorneys fees. this is a big deal for a number of reasons. we know that the incoming president has been litigious over the years, actually over the decades. and almost all the times he's tried to sue a news outlet, he has been unsuccessful. this case, though, he

george stephanopoulos was saying things like that on the phone, and george stephanopoulos was in that times accusing trump of rape. he was attacking congresswoman nancy mace who was on camera there to comfort fellow rape victims to be able to talk about what happened to her sexual assault but then he attacked her and said you endorsed trump for president and made that false claim repeatedly eight times. >> nancy mace was heroic there. there's a documentary called the war room and they captured george stephanopoulos threatening people on the phone. liz: it wasn't easy to cover the clintons mark simone thanks for joining us great breakdown there good to see you. >> thanks. >> it's hard to be in a space like this , when you are used to it being, you know, your home and where you raise your family. liz: okay, this story, from "coast to coast", the americans now helping out victims in north carolina, still living in tents from hurricane helena this christmas season. that happened three months ago. critics slamming the biden white house giving billions in aid overseas to foreign country, pe

this settlement relates to a particularly heated interview that george stephanopoulos did on his sundayth a republican congresswoman and during that interview george stephanopoulos repeatedly said that donald trump had been found liable for rape of ejean caroll back in the 19905 — she's a journalist. in fact, what the new yorkjury had found donald trump liable for was sexual abuse and that has a particular legal definition under new york law, and donald trump sued abc over that interview. what's now emerged is that the two sides have settled that suit and abc have agreed to pay donald trump $15 million which will go towards a presidential library. they're also going to cover his $1 million in legalfees and they're also going to publish a statement on their website expressing regret over the comments that george stephanopoulos made. now, that brings this civil suit to an end but donald trump is also involved in a number of other ones. he is suing the legendary washington journalist bob woodward over the publication of one of his books involving donald trump, and donald trump himself is b

but because stephanopoulos kept using that r word rape, trump filed a lawsuit. he filed a defamation suit. we've talked a lot in recent years about people using the courts, trying to seek justice. remember the sandy hook case against alex jones? well, those defamation kinds of cases can also be filed by someone like the president elect. so trump filed a defamation suit. it was working its way through the courts. abc was unable to get it thrown out initially. and actually in the next few days, trump was set to be deposed in the case. but abc is avoiding going any further bygofurther b they're paying out $15 million plus a million in attorneys fees. they say this is going to go to a nonprofit, basically to trump's future library. that's the idea. but maybe most importantly jessica abc is also apologizing, issuing a statement of regret. i'm just looking at my computer to get the exact wording here, but abc is going to say basically attach an editor's note to the website saying it regrets. and george regrets the statements. meanwhile, an abc spokesperson tells me th

on abc news and george stephanopoulos reaching a satellite with trump and his defamation suit abc andgreed to a public apology and donate $50 million toward the future presidential library and the network will pay $1 million and trump legal fees, he deleted his ex account over the weekend trump sued the network back in march after stephanopoulos claimed trump was liable for rate in the lawsuit by colonists i ching carol he was found liable under new york law and he was not found liable for rate, joining me now for the congresswoman maria salazar and house foreign affairs and small business committees also a five-time award journalist that worked for several networks including telemundo univision and cnn aspinall good to see a thank you for being here. what your reaction between abc and trump. >> a few things thank you for the opportunity the judicial system still works in this country and number two it was proven clearly that the news media most of them are against donald trump but thank god he won he let them off easily because otherwise he avoided legal discovery and he would've des

from an interview stephanopoulos did with nancy mason.n the interview the anchor accused the trump of rape several times. trump was found liable for sexual assault but not rate making defamation. they will issue statements of regret but today is a game for navy pullout the first when since 2021. today it's trumps this army-navy game while biden as you mentioned, he never has attended the game commander-in-chief. all of powerful people and politicians and once we at the game. that includes bp elect j.d. vance. mike johnson, elon musk acquitted daniel any and ron desantis. most of these people are veterans themselves. most of them have strong ties to these academies. it's been electric, not only of football players representing their academies on the field but they are going to go serve our country. today trump making new announcements and he told truth social devon news is chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. trump says ceo bill white will serve as u.s. ambassador to kingdom belgium troy edgar to be w secretary of homel

stephanopoulos also deleting his x account over the weekend.congressman trump media ceo and trump's incoming intelligence advisory board devin nunes on the case. watch. >> i'm glad that abc news is doing this but there's so many other news agencies that need to get out of the smear merchant business. in a day where we have technology out there like social media, like truth social and others, the information gets out there far and wide and what you need for these legacy media companies to do is to just report the facts. >> stephanopoulos did not report settlement on abc. new york mayor eric adams top aide expected to be indicted as soon as today according to the new york post. ingrid martin resigned over the weekend as the legal team is bracing for criminal charges. specific expected charges are unclear but investigators have been probing lewis martin's allege role leasing commercial properties to her friends. adams and his inner circle are under multiple criminal investigations under federal bribery and corruption charges. fox reached out to le

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abc and stephanopoulos will also have to issue statements of regret. but today at the army-navy game, where navy again pulled out their first win against the black knights since 2021. today, it's trump's fifth army-navy game. while president biden, as you mentioned, he never has attended this game as commander in chief. and trump had a lot of powerful people in politicians all in one suite at the game. just to recap what you said, anita, that includes vp elect jd vance, defense secretary nominee pete hegseth, dni pick tulsi gabbard, house speaker mike johnson. elon musk recently acquitted daniel penny and florida governor ron desantis. now, most of these people are veterans themselves, and most of them have strong ties to these academies. the energy from these fans has been electric. not only are these army and navy football players representing their academies on the field, but they're all going to go out and serve our country. and also today, trump making some new announcements about his presidential team. he chose truth social ceo devin nunes as cha

trump had claimed anchor george stephanopoulos made, "false and defamatory statements about trump and024 interview with representative nancy mace. abc posted an editor's note on this website saying the network and stephanopoulos regret their statements. chambers targeted media organizations in court , including cbs news . and he has lost previous defamation suits against cnn, the new york times and the washington post. the legal settlement comes amid word that some major tech companies according the incoming president with cash , pledging million dollar donations to his inaugural fun. >> in a statment to cbs news and abc spokesperson said the network is please the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit. >>> in the transition process before trump takes office in january, he has named richard grenell to be an envoy for special missions focusing on areas like venezuela and north korea. grenell is a former u.s. ambassador to germany and acting director of national intelligence. trump has chosen devin nunes, ceo of truth social, to chair the presidents intelligence adviso

but because stephanopoulos kept using that r word rape, trump filed a lawsuit. he filed a defamation suit. we've talked a lot in recent years about people using the courts, trying to seek justice. remember the sandy hook case against alex jones? well, those defamation kinds of cases can also be filed by someone like the president elect. so trump filed a defamation suit. it was working its way through the courts. abc was unable to get it thrown out initially. and actually in the next few days, trump was set to be deposed in the case. but abc is avoiding going any further by settling. they're paying out $15 million plus a million in attorneys fees. they say this is going to go to a. nonprofit, basically to trump's future library. that's the idea. but maybe most importantly, abc is also apologizing, issuing a statement of regret. but abc is going to say basically attach an editor's note to the website saying it regrets and george regrets the statements. meanwhile, an abc spokesperson tells me they are pleased to have reached this settlement, but it is very notable

but because stephanopoulos kept using that r word rape, trump filed a lawsuit. he filed a defamation suit. we've talked a lot in recent years about people using the courts, trying to seek justice. remember the sandy hook case against alex jones? well, those defamation kinds of cases can also be filed by someone like the president elect. so trump filed a defamation suit. it was working its way through the courts. abc was unable to get it thrown out initially. and actually in the next few days, trump was set to be deposed in the case. but abc is avoiding going any further by settling their paying out $15 million plus a

stephanopoulos repeated it over and over, trying the make a jab over and over, repeated a false thingp over and over and over. that's malice. or at a minimum, reckless. kevin: absolutely. and not only that, he said i'm not going to be cowed into not doing my job as if he had the moral high ground on all this. rachel: on one of those late night talk show hosts, they asked him about it. kevin: that's right. and you can't take that kind of risk. i mean, this guy's been in the game for long enough. you don't say a word like rape, racist. you've got to be careful. and i think finally, it seems to me anyway, public opinion and maybe even the law's catching up, you can't just say anything about anybody -- rachel: it's also kind of rich coming from a guy who with worked for bill clinton. [laughter] kevin: and on that note -- you're right, by the way. turning to your headlines at this hour, israeli media is reporting president-elect donald trump spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone late last night discussing a potential hostage deal as well as the ongoing situation in

stephanopoulos falsely accused trump of rape. they were about to go through depositions, and abc did not want to start discovery and hand over emails, so they paid. we're being told the money will go to help build trump's presidential library. biden's not getting a presidential library, and abc's already building trump's. the media is on high alert. brian stelter says the press better be honest or they'll go broke. >> the media lawyers are worried about this. they're preparing for it. >> they are preparing their newsrooms for it with the expectation of more lawsuits, more leak investigations, more subpoenas in the months and years to come. now, as you said, $15 million for trump's future museum. i imagine there will be an abc news haul of fake news. you know, there will be some attempt attempt to troll as a result of this. >> the media is upset because they're not allowed to say whatever they want about trump anymore, whether it's true or not. >> i think it's problematic for the ability of the press to cover public figures. this

george stephanopoulos just cost a bc 15 million he defamed trump.s he's humiliated. first disney lost to desantis and now our funding trump's presidential library. stephanopoulos is apoplectic. -- having nightmares about it and he doesn't work in the media anymore. i think. >> this was stunning to me and absolutely a gut punch to anybody that works at a major media company because i think it does set a precedent that is going to be very diffic difficult...it's going to be very difficult to get out from under potentially. i just, you know, i think the risk of losing this suit was 5%. >> right? for abc. >> so this was a decision to buy off bad p.r. >> jesse: today trump sued the iowa poster who accused brazen election interference and consumer fraud for releasing a suppression poll on the eve of the election that had him down 32 kamala when he won by 13. everybody in the discredited press is trying to save their careers. they are running the podcast saying i knew we were going to lose. >> if democrats thought about caring more and doing more and carin

there was a defamation case against abc news and anchor george stephanopoulos over the issue of him referring to the president-elect being found liable for rape. there is debate over whether that term was used loosely, or was it accurate to say that. that was the crux of the matter in this case. i know there are media lawyers who felt that case was winnable but it was settled out of court for a judgment. $16 million. that is unfortunate. again, it is a matter of interpretation whether that was 100% accurate or not. that is the kind of thing that would have been adjudicated if the case had gone further. ♪

. >> trace: meantime msnbc hosting but lying about trump $50 million involving george stephanopoulos.epeatedly they said, george stephanopoulos repeatedly accused donald trump of here is what simone said. >> what george stephanopoulos said in that interview, it seems to hold up with what the judge said and now, himself, is paying his own money to the lawyers and abc. >> trace: that is not right, the jury specifically said, there is no, specifically told the judge there was no. >> people chose to put their actual responsibility this -- -- response abilities aside. did put that aside in the hopes that they could instead use their power and influence to help kamala harris win the election. no matter what was at stake including obviously, the fact is everybody got on. trouble one in a landslide and they are going to be consequences. >> trace: cbs is getting ripped for it's decision on donald trump on saturday, networks were often show taylor swift, and other famous celebrities several times throughout kansas city chiefs games, trump who has spoken highly of the army versus navy game in th

speaking of george stephanopoulos. abc news anchor george stephanopoulos is at... humility to buy the decision to pay 16 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by president-elect donald trump. stephanopoulos who claimed... was particularly upset about being forced to apologize. the jury repeatedly said there was no. they repeatedly said it and he repeatedly said it was. he defamed the former president and he knows it. >> absolutely. it's a huge win for president trump and it also shows that he is the president, he's going to make a promise to the american people to demand transparency from these media outlets, he's going to keep those promises. we have to demand accountability for these media outlets. they need to know that you can't slander a u.s. president and walk a way unscathed. >> it really is unbelievable. joe biden says the reason kamala harris lost is because people didn't realize how good the economy was and he blamed the media for that. he said this. >> the biggest change taking place is the press. they are still good people but wear do people ge

that's when anchor george stephanopoulos at abc news was referring to this jury verdict related to e jean carroll and donald trump. stephanopoulos was interviewing representative nancy mace and said ten times in that interview on abc news that the jury found trump liable for rape, which was not the case, and so that created this defamation case that donald trump brought against abc and stephanopoulos about eight days later and in court now, a judge is saying if this lawsuit still exists, if it's moving forward, it's time for everybody to get under oath and share what they know with the other side's attorneys. that's how lawsuits progress. as you go through evidence collection. so that's what's happening now. there are several lawsuits out there currently where donald trump is either suing people, media companies, a book publisher, or being sued himself that could result in depositions. so this is one to keep an eye on just because he's the president elect. and this deposition is supposed to happen in person next week in the southern district of florida, where he is, and he very will

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. >> new tonight, abc news and anchor george stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with presidentct donald trump in his defamation suit. the lawsuit, stemming from an interview stephanopoulos did with congresswoman nancy mace, where he asserted trump was found liable for, quote, rape in a civil case, which was not true. trump was found liable for, quote, sexual abuse. the network will now pay out $16 million as part of that settlement, and have to issue an apology. cnn's hadas gold is here with us now to talk more about this settlement. what more are you learning, hadas? >> well, jessica, it's a significant concession for abc and a victory for president elect trump because he's actually had not many victories. >> when it's come to litigation with the media. and so this is sort of a rare victory for him. now of those $16 million, $1 million is going to legal fees and $15 million of that abc won't actually be paying directly into donald trump's bank account. but they say it's going to go into something for a potential future presidential library of some kind for president trump. so,

george stephanopoulos falsely accused trump of rape, they were going to go through depositions and didhey told the money will go to was helping build president trump library, he's not getting a library. then media is a high alert, brian says of the press better be honest or they will go broke. >> they media lawyers are worried about this, they are preparing their newsrooms for this, with the expectations of more lawsuits, more investigations and subpoenas in the months and years to come. $50 million for trumping future museum, i imagine that'll be in abc news hall of fake news, as a result of all of those. >> jesse: that medias upset because they are not allowed to say what they want about trump anymore, whether it is true or not. >> i think it is problematic for the ability of the press to cover public figures, this is a case in which donald trump is the most public of all figures, and it did not meet a wide george stephanopoulos said in my big nate schmidt opinion and to those who believe in free speech like the person to my right, we want to keep some number where you can say things

the suit followed a segment earlier in which george stephanopoulos said mr.had been found civilly liable for raping ajay carol. amna: the money will be contributed to his future presidential foundation and museum. mr. trump was asked about the settlement and whether he plans to file similar suits against other news outlets or individuals. >> i think you have to do it because they are very dishonest. i see others. i have a few others i am doing. as an example -- i'm doing this not because i want to but because i feel i have an obligation. amna: following this closely is david it rich whose upcoming book "murdering the truth." let's start with the abc news settlement. they are paying $15 million and a million dollars for the legal fees and they added an editor's note on the interview page of the website and said abc news and george stephanopoulos regret statements regarding donald trump made by george stephanopoulos in an interview on march 10, 2024. how strong a case did mr. trump have in this lawsuit? how usual is a lawsuit like this in the first place? >> la

trump over an interview with stephanopoulos reportedly repeatedly falsely claimed found trump claiming rate. back to one nation. >> time for media moments that matter. joining us to bring it down, host of the coral radio show podcast should say. great to see you. i asked you to watch everything you could and you provided these clips. >> my problem with the bcr is nobody makes them anymore so i had to pull one from a house in pacoima. >> without their permission? >> don't ask to say commands bcr. >> we watched murder four blocks from here, ceo of a healthcare company gunned down and because the guy is somewhat attractive to many, left-wing media is finding him sympathetic but the facts are getting in the way. >> we have a terrible healthcare system. doctors suffer because of big corporations as well. they want to do good luck my husband. this country was built on violence. it is undeniable that's the case. >> you can only push people so far and then they take matters into their own hand. >> the clips are watching are driven by the fact that this is an attractive -- >> this is why the le

today, court filings showing a settlement has been reached between abc, abc news, anchor george stephanopoulos and president-elect trump. abc agreed to make a $15 millioion donati to a future trump presidential foundation and museum, pay $1 million to pay legal fees and publish a statement of regret to settle a defamation lawsuit trump filed against abc, abc news and george stephanopoulos in march. he said that trump had been found liable for rape in the carol case when, instead, trump had been found civilly liable for sexual abuse. >> reporter: jose, the trump team is referring us back to the court filing. a spokesperson for abc news said, quote, we are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit. jose? >> aaron gilchrist, thank you. >>> now to breaking news from syria and an inside look at the secret drug labs that helped fuel and fund assad's brutal regime. matt bradley toured one today. >> reporter: tonight, a week after assad fled syria, it is russia's turn to prepare to withdraw. satellite images show russian forces, the backbone of assad's brutal dictatorsh

to settle trumps defamation lawsuit and this stems from an interviewer stephanopoulos said the trumpound liable of rape several times a president-elect, was in fact found liable for abuse but not rape in the president-elect and his vp pick, jd vance also spinning part of the day of the iconic army-navy game ending with an upset when from the navy midshipmen and trump and electric reaction from the fans was joined by some big political names and cabinet picks including pete hegseth and ron desantis and daniel pending was also there as jd vance guess to just days after his acquittal and trump is also joined by house speaker mike johnson and i am coming senate majority leader john thune just to name a few. arthel: madison, thank you. eric: with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle now clashing president biden come over plans to issue more apartments. before he leaves office in the present granted clemency is tomatoes within 1500 people last week and the critics are saying that will smooth recipient did's visit deserving alexandria with the very latest on this controversy. >> hi alexandr

this stems from an interview stephanopoulos it with representative nancy mace during the interview stephanopoulosnumerous times jury had found trump liable for rape. trump was found liable for sexual abuse in the e.g. carol chase but not rape the president-elect and his vp pick jd vance also spending part of the day at the iconic army/navy game when he felt upset when from the navy midshipmen. trump electric reaction from vance was joined by some big political names and cabinet pics including pete hegseth,. >> to see president trump there to see that leadership that's been missing for the past four years the void of leadership that has been missing for the last four years it really meant a lot to all of us there. marine vet daniel penny was also there as vance is a guest just days after his acquittal in the new york city subway chokehold case. trump was also joined by incoming senate majority leader john thune house speaker mike johnson who his son currently attends the naval academy. will send it back to you. arthel: alright madison scarpino thank you very much for the present by ms. under fire

trump alleged that anchor george stephanopoulos defamed him during an interview with a congresswoman back in march. a lawsuit centered around the anchor's language described trump's treatment of women and the carroll case. the settlement comes days before donald trump and george stephanopoulos were scheduled to sit for depositions in this case. joining us now, msnbc legal analyst, a professor at the university of alabama school of law and a former u.s. attorney and cohost of the hashtag #sisters in law podcast. welcome. >> good to see you. >> okay, joyce. first of all, part of the crew. >> we don't qualify, michael. >> okay, joyce. first of all, you are familiar with defamation cases. this is what you had to say on blue sky. i'm old enough to remember and work on cases where newspapers vigorously defend themselves against defamation cases before the defendant is even deposed. that by the way includes defamation cases brought by candidates for the presidency albeit a third party and then you link to washington post article from the robertson's libel suit that was dismissed in 1988. i

to a future trump foundation and library i believe, or museum for the allegation that george stephanopoulos mislabeled or i should say commit defamed donald trump by misleading the outcome of the e. jean carroll trial? >> this is what looks like to obey in advance. this is what it looks like to signal to all of media, if you don't do right by me, i'm coming after you. you have abc during the cya campaign, making sure that they are covered, here is $15 million. it might as well be bribe money, hush money. to what foundation? i'm curious, what will be inside this museum, the documents the national archives never got back? what is in here? gold toilets? >> it will never get built. what do you make of this decision by abc? we were speaking our previous hour with barbara mcquade, harry litman, two well-respected lawyers that felt abc, legally speaking, has a very strong case to stand on, the idea of donald trump winning a defamation lawsuit would require the improving george stephanopoulos knew that statement was being false, he was doing so with intention. they were arguing, was almost impossib

stephanopoulos said on air that trump had been found liable for rape in the e!oll case, when in fact trump had been found civilly liable for sexual abuse. that was aaron gilchrist reporting for us 40 past the hour right now. still to come on today in the bay christmas tree makers get this say if tariffs are put on mexico and china, the prices of fake trees will go up. our scott trees will go up. our scott mcgrew the volvo holiday sales event. perfect for wherever your little passengers want to go. i want a hot chocolate! yeah! i want to go sledding! mom, play your winter playlist! yeah, play it! turn this up! (♪♪) i love the holidays. the volvo xc60 and xc90. your first step to a safe and happy holiday season. sign & drive with zero down, zero due at signing, and zero first payment on select volvo suvs during the holiday safely sales event. ♪ honeybaked, how it glistens. ♪ ♪ mac and cheese, so delicious. ♪ ♪ sweet potato souffle. ♪ ♪ ham and turkey, hooray. ♪ ♪ feasting on some honeybaked all day. ♪ every bite is a celebration with the honey baked ham company. o

abc news and george stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with the president-elect trump and is aefamation lawsuit. the network agrees to pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to trumps a presidential library. abc and stephanopoulos will issue statements of regret as an editor's note to the march 2024 article in television segment that prompted trump to file the lawsuit earlier this year. trump seuss stephanopoulos after he asserted in an interview that trump was found quote liable for rape in a civil case despite the fact that a jury actually determine trump was liable for quote sexual abuse. it has a distinct definition under new york law. meanwhile the woman at the center of the lacrosse scandal said she lied about being raped by three players back in 2006. some now wondering if her omission could lead to a change in perjury laws? there's something going around the gordon home. good thing gertrude found delsym. now what's going around is 12-hour cough relief. and the giggles. the family that takes delsym together, feels better together. meet the traveling trio. the thril

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trump sued the network and anchor george stephanopoulos in a this week interview.opoulos said a jury found trump liable for rape when he was really found liable for sexual abuse. a jury found trump liable for sexually abusing advice. columnist e jean carroll back in 2023. coming up on this week, stephanopoulos speaks to homeland security's alejandro mayorkas about the apparent drone sightings surge across the east coast. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. now to this. stanford university researchers have created a sophisticated technology to help scientists explore our planet's threatened ice sheets. it's a low cost ice penetrating radar system called orca. the systems, drones and radar kits have been deployed to areas like greenland and glaciers in the arctic circle. they look through the ice, which is key to understanding melting glaciers and their potential effect on sea level rise. and it's a new chance to help find solutions to a problem threatening our planet. >> so an ice penetrating radar is a system

trump sued the network and george stephanopoulos after he said during an interview that a jury found trump liable for rape in a lawsuit brought by e. jean carroll. the jury found trump liable for sexual abuse. as part of the settlement, abc must also pay trump's lawyers one million-dollar legal fees. the settlement allows both trump and stephanopoulos to avoid sitting for court ordered depositions that had been scheduled for next week. summit coming up, trump backs away from a campaign promise he made repeatedly. bringing down bursary prices. i will discuss this and more with ruth ben-ghiat and former congressman, mondaire jones, after the break. >>> social media praise and polarizing reaction to the suspect in the murder of the healthcare executive. >>> jam-packed hour on the saturday show, still ahead on msnbc. i thought i'd get a wax figure of myself. cool right? look at this craftmanship. i mean they even got my nostrils right. it's just nice to know that years after i'm gone this guy will be standing the test of ti... he's melting! oh jeez... nooo... oh gaa... only pay for what

so there was definitely a feeling of that george stephanopoulos went over the line in that.ture prosecutions that, you know, a trump fbi would look to do or a justice department, excuse me. >> all tbd and let's hope we don't say anything or do anything that warrants even the possibility of that. >>> okay. don, thank you for joining us on the phone and getting to -- when the camera dropped out. susan, always good to see you. appreciate you both. >>> they are cranking out the cash for donald trump's inaugurations. what might they want in return? we'll discuss next. at might then we'll discuss next sensitive teeth ho have but also want whiter teeth, they have to make a choice- one versus the other. new sensodyne clinical white, it provides 2 shades whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. you've got a pepto predicament, ace. you overdid it on the loaded fries. undo it with pepto fast melts. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ when you overdo it... ...undo i

and his incoming administration, we will explain, and get reaction, senator ted cruz and abcs stephanopoulosw georgie has apologized to donald trump and agreed to pay millions to settle a d formation suit, incoming press secretary carolyn levitt is here with the latest as we continue. ♪ ♪ come on in, how are you? for god so loved the world that he gave his only son. so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life. narrator: for generations, this ally to the north has been by your side. ontario, canada, a partner connected by shared history, shared values, and a shared vision for what we can achieve together. stable and secure, when the world around us isn't. you can rely on ontario for energy to power your growing economy and for the critical minerals crucial to new technologies. ontario is your third-largest trading partner and the number one export destination for 17 states. our long-standing economic partnership keeps millions of americans working. in a changing world, it's time to bring jobs back home and build together. more workers, more trade, more p

the suit followed an abc segment earlier this year in which george stephanopoulos said mr. been found civilly liable for raping writer e. jean carroll. a new york jury found him liable for sexual abuse. amna: the $15 million will be contributed to trump's future presidential foundation and museum. mr. trump was asked about the settlement and whether he plans to file similar suits against other news outlets or individuals. donald trump: i think you have to do it because they're very dishonest. you need a fair press. and the press is -- no, i see others. i have a few others that i'm doing. i'm going to -- as an example, we're bringing -- i'm doing this not because i want to. i'm doing this because i feel i have an obligation. amna: following this all closely is new york times reporter david enrich, whose upcoming book "murder the truth" explores challenges to press freedoms. david, welcome to the "news hour." thanks for being with us. david enrich, author, "murder the truth: fear, the first amendment, and a secret campaign to protect the powerful": thanks for having me. amna:

to a future trump foundation and library, i believe, or museum for the allegation that george stephanopoulos mislabeled, or i should say, defamed donald trump by mislabeling the outcome of the e jean carroll trial. >> this is what it looks like to obey an advance. this is what it looks like to signal to all of media that if you don't do right by me, then i am coming after you. so you have abc doing the cya campaign, making sure that they are covered. and saying here's $15 million. it might as well be bribe money. it may as well be hush money. and to what foundation? i'm just curious. what's going to be inside this museum? is it the documents, the national archives never got back waxy what is in here? is it gold toilets? >> that is something that gets built. you never know when it will get built. >> we never know. >> what you make of the decision by abc? we were speaking our previous hour with barbara mcquade, harry litman, two very well- respected lawyers who actually felt that abc legally speaking has a very strong case to stand on, and that the idea of donald trump winning a defamation law

trump sued the network and anchor george stephanopoulos in a this week interview.tephanopoulos said a jury found trump liable for rape when he was really found liable for sexual abuse. a jury found trump liable for sexually abusing advice. columnist e jean carroll back in 2023. coming up on this week, stephanopoulos speaks to homeland security alejandro mayorkas about the apparent drone sightings surge across the east coast. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. well, climate change is at the root of another historic year of hot weather. there's one month left of 2024, and the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or noaa, says it's on track to be the hottest year in recorded history. temperatures from january to november were 2.3 degrees higher than the 20th century average. experts say this signals that climate change is worsening. noaa says this was the second warmest november on record. november 2023 was the warmest. stanford university researchers have created a sophisticated technology to help

but because stephanopoulos kept using that r word rape, trump filed a lawsuit. he filed a defamation suit. we've talked a lot in recent years about people using the courts, trying to seek justice. remember the sandy hook case against alex jones? well, those defamation kinds of cases can also be filed by someone like the president elect. so trump filed a defamation suit. it was working its way through the courts. abc was unable to get it thrown out initially. and actually in the next few days, trump was set to be deposed in the case. but abc is avoiding going any further by settling their paying out $15 million plus a million in attorneys fees. they say this is going to go to a nonprofit, basically to trump's future library. that's the idea. but maybe most importantly, abc is also apologizing, issuing a statement of regret. but abc is going to say basically attach an editor's note to the website saying it regrets and george regrets the statements. meanwhile, an abc spokesperson tells me they are pleased to have reached this settlement, but it is very notable they