ABC News, Stephanopoulos Settle Defamation Lawsuit with Trump, Apologize
ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos have settled a defamation lawsuit filed by President-elect Donald Trump, agreeing to pay Trump $15 million and legal fees and issue a public apology. of hill reported The news organization and Mr. Stephanopoulos said they had issued a “public apology” and agreed to provide $15 million to be earmarked […]
Trump to sit for in-person deposition in defamation suit against ABC, George Stephanopoulos
A federal judge says President-elect Trump and George Stephanopoulos must appear in a multi-hour deposition just days before Christmas as part of the president-elect's defamation lawsuit against ABC News and its star anchor. Ta. Miami Magistrate Judge Lisette Reed ordered Trump to appear in court next week for a deposition, which will be capped at […]
Trump, Stephanopoulos to sit for depositions next week in defamation case
President-elect Trump and anchor George Stephanopoulos are scheduled to take depositions next week in Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC News, a judge ruled Friday. In March, Trump said on air after Stephanopoulos repeatedly said on air that a jury found Trump “responsible for rape” in a lawsuit filed by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. and […]
Trump Seeks Dismissal Of Defamation Case Tied To Central Park Five Allegations
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked a federal court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him related to the Central Park Five allegations. Trump's lawyers argue that his comments about the Central Park Five, five wrongly convicted black and Hispanic men, are protected free speech. According to Reuters. Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron […]
CNN and Jake Tapper Lose Crucial Motions in Massive Defamation Case
Navy veteran Zachary Young has won a number of important court claims in his defamation lawsuit against far-left CNN and Jake Tapper. As Breitbart News reported, in November 2021, during Biden's disastrous evacuation from Afghanistan, when fake media outlets were trying to demonize anyone other than Joe Biden's name, Jake Tapper He told the audience: […]
U.S. Navy veteran suing CNN lands key legal victories ahead of high-stakes defamation trial
A Florida judge on Friday sided with U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, who is suing CNN for defamation on several key issues in a high-stakes trial that begins next month. Young claims CNN slandered him by suggesting he illegally profited through a “black market” when he helped people leave Afghanistan during the Biden administration's 2021 […]
Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict: appeals court
A Connecticut appeals court on Friday largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who accused the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. A three-judge panel on the Connecticut Court of Appeals ruled that an October 2022 jury decision to award $965 million in damages […]
‘Why me?’ Ex-Mike Pence adviser attacks Kash Patel then cries victim when met with defamation legal notice
Establishmentists, distressed by the prospect of having little or no representation in the next administration, have spent weeks attacking several of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees to lead key federal agencies. President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, has been subjected to excessive abuse, and former National Security Council official Kash Patel has similarly […]
Rudy Giuliani erupts at NYC federal judge as January trial date set in $148M defamation case
Rudy Giuliani whined in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday that the judge was unfairly “favoring him” after he failed to fudge a January trial date in his $148 million defamation lawsuit. There was a big fuss. “Everything you suggested is against me!” Giuliani, the disbarred former Southern District attorney, yelled at Judge Louis Lehman during a […]
Controversial Muslim group CAIR forced to reveal sources of funding after defamation case against former employee backfires
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will be forced to open its books and reveal its funding sources after a defamation lawsuit it filed against a former employee completely backfired. Dew. U.S. Magistrate Judge David Schultz on Monday filed a lawsuit against CAIR's donors, sources of funding (including potentially foreign sources), and the The court […]