{"id":7083,"date":"2025-11-12T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=7083"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T15:33:25","slug":"t-r-u-m-p-took-abc-news-to-court-walked-away-with-16-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originaltastex.com\/?p=7083","title":{"rendered":"T.r.u.m.p took ABC News to court \u2014 walked away with $16 million."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"95\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"93\">TRUMP SUED ABC, CBS, AND BBC \u2014 AND WALKED AWAY VICTORIOUS. THE MEDIA NEVER SAW IT COMING.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"337\">The room was silent when the verdict came down. A former president, long mocked by mainstream outlets and fact-checkers, had done what few thought possible \u2014 he took the media giants to court and won. Not once. Not twice. But three times.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"502\">The headlines hit like thunder:<br data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"373\" \/><strong data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"409\">Trump Wins $16 Million From ABC.<\/strong><br data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"412\" \/><strong data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"448\">Trump Wins $30 Million From CBS.<\/strong><br data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"451\" \/><strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"500\">BBC Executive Resigns Ahead of Trump Lawsuit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"711\">For many, it felt like justice \u2014 not just for Trump, but for the millions of Americans who had grown tired of what they saw as one-sided journalism, half-truths, and endless attempts to destroy his legacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"880\">But to understand how it all unfolded, you have to go back to the beginning \u2014 to a man who refused to stay silent while the biggest names in media tried to bury him.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"880\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/8fbaede0-9692-4b8d-8bb7-cd36de6707c9\/donald-trump-14-gty-gmh-251106_1762458159908_hpMain.jpg\" alt=\"Trump says he'll issue $2,000 tariff dividend to all except 'high-income  people' - ABC News\" \/><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"885\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"922\">The spark that started it all<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"978\">It began, as most Trump stories do, with a headline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1195\">In early 2024, ABC News ran a segment claiming Trump had \u201cillegally coordinated campaign funds\u201d with a foreign donor. The story spread like wildfire \u2014 reposted, retweeted, and repeated by outlets across the globe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1421\">But within days, the facts began to unravel. The \u201cforeign donor\u201d in question turned out to be an American businessman with dual citizenship. The alleged payments? Legal contributions routed through publicly disclosed PACs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1580\">By the time the truth came out, the damage was done. Millions had already heard the lie \u2014 and ABC quietly issued a correction buried deep on their website.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1609\">Trump didn\u2019t accept that.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1705\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t journalism,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s political warfare disguised as news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1878\">He filed a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1740\">defamation lawsuit<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 and for months, the case crawled through the courts. ABC\u2019s legal team argued it was an \u201chonest mistake.\u201d But the judge saw otherwise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1981\">When the verdict was read, Trump\u2019s lawyers smiled.\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"1957\">$16 million in damages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 a legal earthquake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRUMP SUED ABC, CBS, AND BBC \u2014 AND WALKED AWAY VICTORIOUS. THE MEDIA NEVER SAW IT COMING. The room was silent when the verdict came down. 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