ABC News & Trump's Settlement: How Much Money the Network Paid Him

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : The news network has agreed to pay Donald Trump $15 million as part of the settlement, with the funds earmarked for donation to a fund dedicated to "a presidential foundation and museum" for Trump.
26% : In a subsequent ruling, Judge Lewis Kaplan clarified that while Carroll had not proven rape "within the meaning of New York Penal Law," it did not mean that Trump had not "raped" her in the broader, common understanding of the term.
20% : Stephanopoulos repeated the claim several times during the interview, despite the fact that Trump had only been found liable for sexual abuse, not rape, in the 2023 case filed by the writer.
12% : After airing the clip, Stephanopoulos questioned Mace on her endorsement of Trump, stating that judges and two separate juries had found Trump "liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape."
6% : Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos after the ABC News anchor claimed during a March interview that Trump had been found "liable for rape" in a civil case.

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