Judge Refuses to Dismiss Trump's Lawsuit Against George Stephanopolous and ABC "News," For Repeatedly Falsely Claming He Was Convicted of "Rape"

Good. Bankrupt them.

They're doing everything they can to bankrupt us.

A Florida judge rejected ABC's motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against the Disney-owned network and its anchor George Stephanopolous by former President Trump, allowing it to move forward.

Florida Judges, the Mirror Universe Good Versions of evil Hawaiian Judges.

The lawsuit stems from comments Stephanopoulos made in March when he falsely asserted that Trump was found "liable for rape" in a civil case against the Republican White House hopeful.

"A jury may, upon viewing the segment, find there was sufficient context. But a reasonable jury could conclude Plaintiff was defamed and, as a result, dismissal is inappropriate," Judge Cecilia Altonaga of United States District Court in Miami ruled Wednesday.

ABC News declined to comment.

Trump bequeathed Stephanopolous with a super-dopey nickname.

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Trump touted the ruling on Truth Social, writing, "A BIG WIN TODAY IN HIGH FLORIDA COURT AGAINST ABC FAKE NEWS, AND LIDDLE' GEORGE SLOPADOPOLUS. A POWERFUL CASE! BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA WILL BE FORCED BY THE COURTS TO START TELLING THE TRUTH. THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR COUNTRY. MAGA2024!"

Stephanopolous committed serial slander as he repeatedly badgered Nancy Mace -- a rape victim herself -- with claims that Trump "raped" ugly crone and fabulist E. Jean Carroll. This happened in March.

"You've endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape," Stephanopoulos said, alluding to the legal victory by Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll.

Stephanopoulos repeated that claim a whopping ten times during his ugly spat with Mace, despite the fact that a jury actually determined Trump was liable for "sexual abuse," which has a distinct definition under New York law.

Trump now says he won't agree to a debate hosted on this leftwing propaganda outlet (which is owned by Groomer Corporation Disney, of course).

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Days before Wednesday's ruling, Trump suggested he was scrapping ABC's scheduled presidential debate he agreed to participate in with President Biden, who dramatically exited the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, and floated that Fox News should host a debate instead.

"My debate with Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President in the history of the United States, was slated to be broadcast on Fake News ABC, the home of George Slopadopolus, sometime in September. Now that Joe has, not surprisingly, has quit the race, I think the Debate, with whomever the Radical Left Democrats choose, should be held on FoxNews, rather than very biased ABC. Thank you!," Trump posted on Sunday.

Thanks to andycanuck.

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:00 PM

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