ABC News' Trump Settlement 'An Awful Precedent' in 'Bending the Knee,' Media Pundits Say
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50% : News of the settlement came a day after Trump was ordered to sit for a four-hour deposition in the case.47% : #Disney and #ABC caving to Trump," added Sharon Waxman, editor in chief of TheWrap.
47% : "Defending Democracy Together's Bill Kristol warned, "ABC's settlement with Trump feels like it could be an inflection point in the Orbanization of our politics.
41% : "You've endorsed Donald Trump for president," Stephanopoulos told Mace.
23% : Trump filed his lawsuit against ABC News and Stephanopoulos in March.
23% : "The pair's back and forth was about author E. Jean Carroll's own lawsuit against Trump.
19% : Stephanopoulos and the news network will pay a $15 donation to a future presidential library or similar foundation, will publicly apologize to Trump, and will pay $1 million of Trump's legal fees.
17% : Donald Trump has been found liable for defaming the victim of that rape by a jury.
16% : "Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury.
15% : The federal suit followed a heated discussion with Congresswoman Nancy Mace in which Stephanopoulos questioned Mace, an outspoken survivor of rape, about her endorsement of Trump.
6% : The news broadcaster and George Stephanopoulos will publicly apologize to Trump and donate $15 million to a future presidential foundationThe $15 million settlement struck between ABC News, George Stephanopoulos, and Donald Trump drew strong reactions Saturday.
4% : Carroll accused Trump of rape, and a Manhattan jury found Trump liable for sexual battery and defamation.
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