Former President Trump is suing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation. The lawsuit centers around Stephanopoulos’s interview with Congresswoman Nancy Mace earlier this month. During the interview, Stephanopoulos said Trump had been found “liable for rape.” A New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse, but not rape.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in Florida, claims Stephanopoulos’ statements are “false” and were made with “actual malice or with a reckless disregard for the truth given that Defendant Stephanopoulos knows these statements are patently and demonstrably false.