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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

ABC’s $15m settlement in Trump ‘rape’ defamation case was met with surprise and outrage. Here’s why

ABC’s $15 million settlement with Donald Trump following the president-elect’s defamation lawsuit has alarmed legal analysts and drawn criticism that the network and its Disney parent company gave up without a fight.

“Knee bent. Ring kissed,” prominent Democratic elections lawyer Marc Elias wrote. “Another legacy news outlet chooses obedience.”

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