Donald Trump has initiated a legal action against ABC News and its anchor George Stephanopoulos concerning statements made by Stephanopoulos regarding the rape allegations brought by E. Jean Carroll against the former president.
In the midst of preparing for the Nov. 5 U.S. election against President Joe Biden, Trump is also dealing with several legal challenges, including four criminal indictments. The lawsuit centers on Stephanopoulos’s comments on “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” where he is alleged to have “falsely stated on several occasions that Plaintiff had been found liable by multiple juries for the rape of Ms. E. Jean Carroll.”
Filed in the U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, the lawsuit accuses Stephanopoulos of maliciously and carelessly making these claims, asserting they were broadly shared and repeated. ABC News has declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The suit highlights a March 10 interview with U.S. Representative Nancy Mace, in which Stephanopoulos said, “Trump was found liable for rape” and questioned Mace’s support for him.
In related court decisions, a New York jury in May found that Trump must pay Carroll $5 million for sexual abuse in the 1990s and defamation. Another Manhattan jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in a defamation lawsuit on Jan. 26. Trump has appealed these judgments.
Trump has been known to criticize and take legal action against media outlets for unfavorable coverage, including a $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, which a federal judge dismissed in July.
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