ABC News / Disney (defamation suit)

Date

Dec 14, 2024

Sector

Media

Response

Settled

Amount

$15M

Source

washingtonpost.com ↗

Pressure applied

Trump defamation suit over an anchor's characterisation of the Carroll verdict

What was demanded

Damages plus a statement of regret

What happened

$15M to the future presidential library, plus a statement of regret

Where it stands

Settled five weeks before the inauguration. Trump repeatedly cited it as leverage in later media suits.

Period

Pre-term