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The settlement saw ABC paying Trump $15 million, in addition to $1 million allocated for his legal fees. This outcome has raised eyebrows among ABC's staff, many of whom were critical of Disney—ABC’s parent company—settling rather than fighting the lawsuit in court. Stephanopoulos, linked with the network since Disney's acquisition in the late 1990s, now contemplates leaving ABC after enduring what he perceives as a betrayal of journalistic principles.