ABC News, Stephanopoulos Agree To Pay $15 Million Fine For Defaming Trump

George Stephanopoulos and ABC News have to pay a hefty fine to President-elect Donald Trump and apologize to him.

The incident that caused that fine and apology occurred when the anchor had a contentious interview in March with South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, where he accused the president-elect of being a “rapist.”

“You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape.

How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?” he said to the representative after playing a clip of her talking about her assault.

“Well, I will tell you. I was raped at the age of 16, and any rape victim will tell you- I’ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped.

I didn’t come forward because of that judgment and shame that I felt, and it’s a shame that you will never feel, George. And I’m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I’m not going to do that,” the representative said.

“It’s actually not about shaming you, it’s a question about Donald Trump…,” the anchor said.

“No, you are shaming me,” she hit back.

Related Posts

Little girl who calls me daddy isn’t mine but I show up every morning to walk her to school.

He found her in a princess dress soaked in her mother’s blood. Now she calls him daddy. Every morning at 7 AM, a tattooed biker parks his…

Why Everyone Is Saying “Six-Seven” — The Viral Trend Explained in the comments below 👇

If you’ve heard kids scream “six-seven!” and dissolve into chaos, you’re not imagining it — you’re already inside the joke. It’s loud, it’s everywhere, and it makes…

These are the consequences of sleeping co… See more in comment

You notice something different — a bump, a small patch of redness, or a strange spot in a place you’d rather not think about. Your mind jumps…

Baby born with an DIU peg… See more

The little boy, who was born at Hai Phong International Hospital in northern Vietnam, arrived into the world reportedly clutching his mum’s contraceptive device in a hilarious…

Texas just got its answer — and the Democrats who fled won’t like it one bit…See more

In a bold move to force absent lawmakers back to the Capitol, the Texas House just voted to revoke direct deposit access for the derelict Democrat members…

The Day After the Funeral, Everything Took a Different Turn

I didn’t expect anything anyway. But the next day, he called screaming. Turns out…He had discovered a letter tucked inside one of the old boxes his mother…