ABC Pays Trump, Dodges Global Kill

ABC’s staffers are pissed about $15M defamation settlement with Trump. They say anchor had a “strong” defense & worry about precedent. BUT, I’d have settled too. Even if battle was won, the MSM’s war with public opinion would’ve been lost.

Hate to tell those staffers & colleagues of George Stephanopoulos, who brought Trump’s fury down on ALL their heads, but it WAS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. Even the possibility of a jury granting Trump $30 million & the trial itself costing ABC millions more was not likely the key factor in settling to ABC’s higher ups. And, when too much of public opinion says you’ve made an a** of yourself, precedent be damned. The WSJ reports that the settlement was recommended by lead counsel & signed off by CEO Igor. I suggest they did so because they knew neither ABC or George, nor journalists everywhere, could withstand a very public trial, in which their allegedly unmitigated woke bias against Trump would have played out on front pages everywhere for weeks on end. Stephanopoulos was scheduled for a tell all, no holds barred deposition soon & they saw the brutal handwriting on the wall. Consider how many folks already don’t believe a word George and other MSM Network anchors say on the air. How many voted for Trump?

No, it was time to cut ABC’s losses & protect against a trial that might be a “global” aka network & even journalism killer. George, with his big mouth, had to eat the bullet. Now ABC can be free to try winning the war by being the balanced news source it has always advertised itself to be. A chastised George (& colleagues) might try a little harder too.

Davd Soul