PANews reported on December 15 that according to Jinshi, it was learned on the 14th local time that ABC agreed to pay $15 million to settle the defamation lawsuit filed by US President-elect Trump against a well-known host of the TV station. The fee will be paid to Trump's foundation and library to be established in the future. According to the settlement documents released on the same day, ABC will also issue a statement on its website, "expressing regret" for the remarks made by host Stephanopoulos on the show. In this lawsuit, Trump accused Stephanopoulos of repeatedly claiming on TV shows that Trump was convicted of "raping" female writer Carol. Trump believes that this has damaged his reputation. According to the determination of a US federal jury on related cases in May 2023, Trump sexually assaulted and defamed Carol, but did not rape her.