The former president was found liable for behavior that a judge said is commonly understood as “rape.” So why not call him what he apparently is?
Donald Trump is a Rapist
Donald Trump is a father, husband, businessman, former President and rapist.
A Federal Judge Has Gone to Great Lengths to Make Clear Trump Really Did Rape E. Jean Carroll
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District Judge Lewis Kaplan has said it multiple times: Donald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll in 1996. Kaplan wrote it in May 2023, when he presided over one of the trials against Trump. And he reminded jurors of the rape this week, during the latest proceedings in the multi-layered, winding rape and defamation cases brought against Trump by Carroll.Judge says E Jean Carroll allegation Trump raped her is ‘substantially true’ in court dismissal
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Ex-president claimed that writer defamed him when saying he raped her, but judge said term is commonly ‘used and understood’ in contextDonald Trump raped E. Jean Carroll even though he was found liable only for "sexual abuse", judge rules
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The judge says Trump "raped" Carroll "as many people commonly understand the word rape."- Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that [rape, as ‘commonly’ understood].
