Trump, however, has defied that norm. In 2024, he sued ABC News over anchor George Stephanopoulos’s repeated claim that Trump had been found guilty of rape in the E. Jean Carroll case, even though the jury found otherwise. Disney settled the case, agreeing to pay $16 million toward Trump’s future presidential library.
CBS, Meta, and X have also agreed to settlements in other defamation cases. Multiple lawsuits are still ongoing, and Trump has signaled more could be coming.
