IS ABC NEWS’ $15 MILLION TRUMP DEFAMATION SETTLEMENT A PREVIEW OF WHAT’S TO COME?

When Donald Trump sued ABC News over defamation it seemed like it would be one more Trump lawsuit that made a lot of noise and wouldn’t go anywhere. And if you had to take bets, basing it on previous media behavior, you’d bet on it going to trial, and appeals.

So there were shockwaves when – days before the slated deposition of Trump and ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos — ABC announced it was settling the lawsuit and that it would pay $15 million to the Donald Trump library.

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