On Tuesday attorneys for former President Donald Trump filed suit against ABC host George Stephanopoulos after he incorrectly claimed that he was found guilty of rape in his civil case against E. Jean Carroll.
In a 20-page filing in Miami federal court, Trump attorney Alejandro Brito wrote that Stephanopoulos exhibited “malice” and a “reckless” disregard for the truth in a recent interview with Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC), while speaking about the Carroll ruling. Trump was found liable for sexual abuse under New York law, but not rape.
Stephanopoulos asked Rep. Mace, a rape survivor, to square her endorsement of former President Trump with the decision by a New York jury to side against him in the Carroll decision.
“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, ” Stephanopoulos asked during the interview.
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Now legal experts are divided on the outcome of Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the ABC host, ranging from a “slam dunk” victory to a complete “dud.” Fox News contributor Leo Terrell told Fox News Digital on Thursday, “the statement that Trump