CNN’s Jake Tapper was not happy with ABC News’ decision to settle a defamation lawsuit with President-elect Donald Trump, which was filed after network anchor George Stephanopoulos repeated the false claim that Trump was found liable for “rape” in a contentious interview earlier this year.
On Sunday, it was reported that ABC News had agreed to a multi-million-dollar settlement after Stephanopoulos made false statements about the E. Jean Carroll civil case during an interview with U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) this past Spring. As the case was set to move to the discovery period — during which Stephanopoulos would have been forced to sit for a lengthy deposition and provide access to personal emails — the network opted to settle the case out of court.
According to the settlement, which was filed publicly on Saturday, ABC News will pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a “presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for the Plaintiff.” The network has also been ordered to pay an additional $1 million to cover the president-elect’s legal fees and will issue a formal apology.
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On Monday, Tapper was one of several mainstream media