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5. Right! Carroll's judge himself said the jury found Trump raped Carroll.

Reply to LymphocyteLover (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 08:06 AM

Dec 15

Judge Kaplan, who presided over both of Carroll’s lawsuits against Trump, said the definition of rape in the state code was “far narrower” than how rape is defined in common modern parlance, in some dictionaries, in some federal and state criminal statutes and elsewhere.

Under New York law, a rape finding requires vaginal penetration by a penis. Forcible penetration without consent of the vagina or other bodily orifices by fingers or anything else is labeled “sexual abuse.”

But, Judge Kaplan said the verdict did not mean that Carroll “failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.’ Indeed ... the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-abc-lawsuit_n_675df4d7e4b0e1241a417b15

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Mindless ball licking cowards guss Dec 15 #1

Trump had been adjudicated of rape - it's a fact of law, not 'defamation.' J_William_Ryan Dec 15 #2

Right??? Where is the defamation exactly? LymphocyteLover Dec 15 #3

Right! Carroll's judge himself said the jury found Trump raped Carroll. SunSeeker Dec 15 #5

Instead of $, I think this is what the settlement should have been... thesquanderer Dec 15 #14

It wasn't "sexual assault" under NY law. SunSeeker Dec 15 #19

Ah yes, abuse, not assault. Still not something to be proud of... thesquanderer Dec 15 #20

Judge Kaplan said the jury found Trump raped Carroll, so I'm going with that description. nt SunSeeker Dec 15 #22

Marc Elias is one of the dwindling few still willing to speak truth to power. SunSeeker Dec 15 #4

I'll have to do that on Bluesky. I've watched him for years on Brian Tyler Cohen Bengus81 Dec 15 #6

I've seen him with Brian Tyler Cohen too From The Ashes Dec 15 #16

Yes he is! bluestarone Dec 15 #18

Okay, so let me get this straight... GiqueCee Dec 15 #7

A library of Little Golden Books Sequoia Dec 15 #12

My father... GiqueCee Dec 15 #13

Nice ! Sequoia Dec 17 #25

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Access guaranteed Hartpi978 Dec 15 #8

Is marc elias the only one fighting for Dems? oldmanlynn Dec 15 #9

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What social media sites do you follow for news? SunSeeker Dec 15 #23

I actually have no social media accounts BumRushDaShow Dec 15 #24

Feels like it😐 Rebl2 Dec 15 #11

Americans never get to talk about "self-sufficiency" or "rugged individualism" ever fucking again when the vast majority Karasu Dec 15 #15

So much for Freedom of the Press, eh? ABC cowards. I wonder how they'll all act when tRUMP does his first foul SWBTATTReg Dec 15 #17

After January 20th Miguelito Loveless Dec 15 #21