George Stephanopoulos and ABC News have to pay a hefty fine to President-elect Donald Trump and apologize to him.<\/p>\n
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 \u201crapist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve 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?\u201d he said to the representative after playing a clip of her talking about her assault.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I will tell you. I was raped at the age of 16, and any rape victim will tell you- I\u2019ve lived for 30 years with an incredible amount of shame over being raped. <\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t come forward because of that judgment and shame that I felt, and it\u2019s a shame that you will never feel, George. And I\u2019m not going to sit here on your show and be asked a question meant to shame me about another potential rape victim. I\u2019m not going to do that,\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s actually not about shaming you, it\u2019s a question about Donald Trump\u2026,\u201d the anchor said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you are shaming me,\u201d she hit back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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