ABC Defamation Settlement
What happened
promisealleged Trump's complaint alleged that ABC and George Stephanopoulos defamed him by misstating the Carroll verdict.
- U.S. District Court filing via Reason: Trump v. American Broadcasting Companies complaint2024-03-18 · Claims and requested relief
actionreported The parties executed a settlement requiring a charitable contribution to a Trump presidential foundation or museum and payment of legal fees.
- Associated Press: ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit2024-12-14 · Settlement terms and editor's note
outcomereported The designated beneficiary was a future foundation and museum established for or by Trump as a presidential library.
- Associated Press: ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit2024-12-14 · Settlement recipients and terms
legal statusreported The case ended by settlement without a trial judgment on Trump's defamation claim.
- Associated Press: ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit2024-12-14 · Settlement disposition
People and organizations
- ABC Newspayer
- Future Trump presidential foundation or museumrecipient
Assessment
The settlement produced a documented institutional payment linked to Trump's future presidential library and an editor's note; it was not an admission that the underlying civil verdicts were reversed.