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The standards for a news reporter are probably a lot higher than for a normal citizen. Colloquial definition almost certainly doesn't cut it.
Especially as Stephanopolous somewhat goofed and repeatedly asserted trump had been found** liable of a crime** which was different from the crimes which he was actually guilty. (Ironically, I almost wonder if he'd been better off saying he raped Carroll as then you could more easily invoke the colloquial meaning defence whereas saying trump was found liable for rape changes the meaning subtly but meaningfully.)
As a news reporter, he should have known that from a legal perspective trump had not been "found liable for rape." It's splitting hairs but that's a lot of law. I would not want to argue it wasn't reckless and injurious to trump's "reputation".