Eliana Johnson
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The Washington Free Beacon. We'll be writing about that. I love the Beacon. Okay, we have full fashion analysis. No, woman of the year.
The Washington Free Beacon. We'll be writing about that. I love the Beacon. Okay, we have full fashion analysis. No, woman of the year.
The Washington Free Beacon. We'll be writing about that. I love the Beacon. Okay, we have full fashion analysis. No, woman of the year.
It's going to be a wild ride.
It's going to be a wild ride.
It's going to be a wild ride.
I'm watching TikTok because that was an executive order too. That was a 90 day reprieve. Trump wants to work out a deal where it's 50% U.S. owned. You're already hearing Republicans push back. Tom Cotton in particular, who is a Trump ally. I don't know that you can undo a
I'm watching TikTok because that was an executive order too. That was a 90 day reprieve. Trump wants to work out a deal where it's 50% U.S. owned. You're already hearing Republicans push back. Tom Cotton in particular, who is a Trump ally. I don't know that you can undo a
I'm watching TikTok because that was an executive order too. That was a 90 day reprieve. Trump wants to work out a deal where it's 50% U.S. owned. You're already hearing Republicans push back. Tom Cotton in particular, who is a Trump ally. I don't know that you can undo a
Biden saying, I'm just not going to enforce this was another example. You signed the law.
Biden saying, I'm just not going to enforce this was another example. You signed the law.
Biden saying, I'm just not going to enforce this was another example. You signed the law.
This is astonishing for a number of reasons, a couple of which we haven't touched on yet. But I really can't recall a case in which a major national news organization had to pay a sum like this to a celebrity or politician in the U.S. And that's particularly because the protections for news organizations are so high. So you can't be sued just for saying something untrue.
This is astonishing for a number of reasons, a couple of which we haven't touched on yet. But I really can't recall a case in which a major national news organization had to pay a sum like this to a celebrity or politician in the U.S. And that's particularly because the protections for news organizations are so high. So you can't be sued just for saying something untrue.
This is astonishing for a number of reasons, a couple of which we haven't touched on yet. But I really can't recall a case in which a major national news organization had to pay a sum like this to a celebrity or politician in the U.S. And that's particularly because the protections for news organizations are so high. So you can't be sued just for saying something untrue.
Can't be sued for libel or defamation for saying something untrue. Trump would have had to show that George Stephanopoulos did so with actual malice. That's the standard. And it's a very high standard. But this this case never went that far. And I think that's the question is ABC actually might have had a strong case because because it is so hard to win these lawsuits.
Can't be sued for libel or defamation for saying something untrue. Trump would have had to show that George Stephanopoulos did so with actual malice. That's the standard. And it's a very high standard. But this this case never went that far. And I think that's the question is ABC actually might have had a strong case because because it is so hard to win these lawsuits.
Can't be sued for libel or defamation for saying something untrue. Trump would have had to show that George Stephanopoulos did so with actual malice. That's the standard. And it's a very high standard. But this this case never went that far. And I think that's the question is ABC actually might have had a strong case because because it is so hard to win these lawsuits.
And the question is, why did they settle? Why did they settle and why did they settle now? Was it that they didn't want to be involved in litigation with the sitting president of the United States? Or was it that they knew very embarrassing and unflattering things would come out in the discovery process or that Stephanopoulos would be forced to make embarrassing admissions in a deposition?
And the question is, why did they settle? Why did they settle and why did they settle now? Was it that they didn't want to be involved in litigation with the sitting president of the United States? Or was it that they knew very embarrassing and unflattering things would come out in the discovery process or that Stephanopoulos would be forced to make embarrassing admissions in a deposition?