Americast

Why has ABC News given Donald Trump $15 million?

18 Dec 2024

Audio

Description

Donald Trump has achieved a legal victory after ABC News announced that it was paying Trump $15 million and legal fees to settle a defamation lawsuit related to remarks made in March by morning news presenter George Stephanopoulos.Following the settlement Trump said he intends to pursue further lawsuits against “dishonest” media, including the Des Moines Register newspaper for "brazen election interference" over a poll published days before the 2024 presidential election.Could ABC’s decision to settle with Trump set a dangerous precedent for media freedoms in the US, and will there be a chilling effect on future coverage of the incoming president?HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 Presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent • Anthony Zurcher, North America CorrespondentGET IN TOUCH: • Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB • Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480 • Email [email protected] • Or use #Americast This episode was made by George Dabby with Rufus Gray, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The series producer is Purvee Pattni. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.If you want to be notified every time we publish a new episode, please subscribe to us on BBC Sounds by hitting the subscribe button on the app. You can now listen to Americast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Americast”. It works on most smart speakers.US Election Unspun: Sign up for Anthony’s BBC newsletter: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68093155 Americast is part of the BBC News Podcasts family of podcasts. The team that makes Americast also makes lots of other podcasts, including The Global Story, The Today Podcast, and of course Newscast and Ukrainecast. If you enjoy Americast (and if you're reading this then you hopefully do), then we think that you will enjoy some of our other pods too. See links below.The Global Story: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/w13xtvsd The Today Podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gg4k6r Newscast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p05299nl Ukrainecast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bqztzm

Transcription

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.

0 upvotes

🗳️ Sign in to Upvote

Popular episodes get transcribed faster

Other episodes from Americast

Transcribed and ready to explore now

Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?

13 May 2026

Americast

Americanswers! Vance vs Rubio… who will take over from Trump in 2028?

11 May 2026

Americast

Will ICE agents stay away from the 2026 World Cup?

03 May 2026

Americast

LIVE at Maida Vale studios… How popular is Donald Trump in the US?

30 Apr 2026

Americast

Americast

Why has ABC News given Donald Trump $15 million?

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet

Other episodes from Americast

Does Trump need China to end the war in Iran?

Americanswers! Vance vs Rubio… who will take over from Trump in 2028?

Will ICE agents stay away from the 2026 World Cup?

LIVE at Maida Vale studios… How popular is Donald Trump in the US?

Who is Trump’s “would-be assassin”… were there security failings at DC shooting?

Donald Trump gets on the phone... with Sarah

Sign in to Audioscrape

Share this moment