Why did ABC News settle the defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump? And if the case had gone to trial, what might cross-examination of ABC host George Stephanopoulos have looked like? Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the settlement in an excerpt from a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast.

In the full episode, Preet and Joyce further analyze the settlement. They also discuss: 

– FBI Director Chris Wray’s announcement that he would resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term; and

– A New York judge’s rejection of Trump’s effort to overturn his Manhattan conviction due to presidential immunity.

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Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, Claudia Hernández, and Liana Greenway.

REFERENCES:

Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, verdict form, 5/9/23

“Nancy Mace defends her support for Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault,” ABC News, 3/10/24