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Trump Faces Legal Battle with ABC Over Qatar Gift Claims

5/20/2025

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President Donald Trump is gearing up for a legal showdown with ABC News, accusing the network of misreporting a $400 million plane gifted by Qatar to the U.S. Defense Department as a personal gift to him. This isn't the first time Trump has clashed with ABC; he previously settled a $15 million defamation lawsuit over similar allegations.

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President Donald Trump is gearing up for a legal showdown with ABC News, accusing the network of misreporting a $400 million plane gifted by Qatar to the U.S. Defense Department as a personal gift to him. This isn't the first time Trump has clashed with ABC; he previously settled a $15 million defamation lawsuit over similar allegations.