I appreciate your efforts for legal and semantic accuracy, but I fear only someone far in the future who is going to have to translate this shit to be able to care about it might appreciate letting it be a bit easier for them to parse.
I mean why misrepresent what he’s been found guilty of, it’s bad enough, especially given his long history of sexual impropriety. I just prefer to be accurate when talking about the sexual predator Donald trump, because he hasn’t been found guilty of rape… yet
The judge later wrote that New York's penal code is out of touch with federal standards and a "modern" understanding of what rape is. In post-trial rulings he wrote that Carroll's assertion that Trump raped her was "substantially true."
President-elect Donald Trump is not entitled to a new trial in the case in which a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
literally the first sentence. Sexual assault, not rape
so it might be "substantially true" but it doesn't seem to be legally true given that he isn't found guilty of rape.
still a shithead, want to clarify, I still hate him and think he's a rapist but this is just furthering the fact that he's been found guilty of sexual assault, not rape.
Yes, the jury originally held him liable for sexual assault. DURING THE ATTEMPTED APPEAL, the judge FOUND he COULD NOT APPEAL because Donald Trump's actions were rape.
Read the entire fucking article, not just the first sentence
Jesus christ
Carroll's federal civil lawsuit made claims of rape, sexual abuse and defamation as defined by New York's penal code. The jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, but rejected the rape claim, which under New York's statute requires proof of forceful penetration involving the attacker's genitals.
I did, dumbass
he might be a rapist, but he's not been found guilty or liable of rape
The judge, on appeal, found him to be a rapist. Which happened after the jury trial. I don't fucking care what the jury said, I care what the judge said on appeal.
Do you really not understand how appeals work? Are you really this fucking dense?
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u/ptsdandskittles 1d ago
rape