Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have filed suit against ABC host and former Democratic operative George Stephanopoulos after he incorrectly claimed that the Republican was found guilty of rape in his civil case against E. Jean Carroll.
In a 20-page filing in Miami federal court, Trump attorney Alejandro Brito writes that Stephanopoulos exhibited “malice” and a “reckless” disregard for the truth in a recent interview with Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC) while speaking about the Carroll ruling against Trump where he was found liable for sexual abuse under New York law, but not rape.
According to The Hill, Stephanopoulos asked Rep. Mace, a rape survivor, to square her endorsement of President Trump with the decision by a New York jury to side against him in the Carroll decision.
“Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape. How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw, ” Stephanopoulos asked during the interview.
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