Rajan Laad – We recently learned that ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit and $1 million as fees to Trump’s legal team.
Trump had sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos in federal court in Miami after the network aired a program in which host George Stephanopoulos repeatedly lied that Trump was “found liable for rape” and “defaming the victim of that rape.”
Also part of the settlement, ABC News posted an editor’s note to its website expressing regret over Stephanopoulos’ statements during a March 10 segment on his “This Week” program. Continue reading
Jonathan Turley – This week, there was a little-noticed order out of the Supreme Court that decided a narrow legal question with much great implications for journalism. The justices tossed a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that barred a lawsuit by Priscilla Villarreal. Known online as La Gordiloca (loosely translated as “the fat, crazy lady”), Villareal is part of a growing number of new media journalists.
Steve McCann – Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 election, the Washington Establishment is facing its inevitable demise. If Donald Trump wins and a populist Republican Party controls Congress, their power and influence will be dramatically curtailed. If Kamala Harris wins she will be controlled by the Marxists who also dominate the Democrat Party. Once they control the White House and Congress, the Washington Establishment will inevitably be displaced and eliminated.